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10%OFFConor McPherson - The Night Alive - 9781848423367 - V9781848423367
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The Night Alive

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Description for The Night Alive Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 118.

An inimitably warm and stylish play that deftly mines the humanity to be found in the most unlikely of situations.

Tommy's not a bad man, he's getting by. Renting a run-down room in his uncle Maurice's house, just about keeping his ex-wife and kids at arm's length and rolling from one get-rich-quick scheme to the other with his pal Doc. Then one day he comes to the aid of Aimee, who's not had it easy herself, struggling through life the only way she knows how.

Their past won't let go easily. But together there's ... Read more

The Night Alive premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in June 2013, before transferring to the Atlantic Theater in New York. It was named Best New Play at the New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards 2014.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848423367
SKU
V9781848423367
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About Conor McPherson
Conor McPherson is an award-winning Irish playwright. Educated at University College Dublin, he went on to found the Fly by Night Theatre Company, which produced several of his early plays. His best-known works include The Weir (Royal Court, winner of the 1999 Olivier Award for Best New Play), Dublin Carol (Altantic Theater Company, New York) and The Seafarer (National Theatre, ... Read more

Reviews for The Night Alive
'Extraordinary... [McPherson] has a singular gift for making the ordinary glow with an extra dimension'
New York Times
'Superb, vivid and violent... a brilliantly fused improvisation on Harold Pinter and David Mamet'
Whatsonstage.com
'Packed with both humour and a persistent edge of menace... a very moving experience'
Exeunt Magazine
'A beautiful meditation on dependence ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Night Alive


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