Description
| Product ID: | 9781350421820 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Modern Plays |
| Title: | Leaves of Glass |
| Authors: | Author: Philip Ridley |
| Page Count: | 112 |
| Subjects: | Plays, playscripts, Plays, playscripts |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating ‘That’s the way it works in this family. Believe what you wanna believe. Twist this. Ignore the other. That’s how we survive.’Steven has always tried to be a good person. He works hard. He looks after his family. But, suddenly, everyone starts accusing him of things. His wife accuses him of being unfaithful. His mother accuses him of being coercive. And his brother, Barry, accuses him of...what exactly?Barry won’t say. Or can’t. Or perhaps... Steven hasn’t done anything at all.Following its critically acclaimed premiere at Soho Theatre in 2007, Philip Ridley’s gripping narrative of memory, manipulation, and power – now regarded as a modern classic – returns in a new production by long-time collaborators, Lidless Theatre. This edition was published alongside the production at the Park Theatre, London, in May 2023. ‘That’s the way it works in this family. Believe what you wanna believe. Twist this. Ignore the other. That’s how we survive.’Steven has always tried to be a good person. He works hard. He looks after his family. But, suddenly, everyone starts accusing him of things. His wife accuses him of being unfaithful. His mother accuses him of being coercive. And his brother, Barry, accuses him of...what exactly?Barry won’t say. Or can’t. Or perhaps... Steven hasn’t done anything at all. Following its critically acclaimed premiere at Soho Theatre in 2007, Philip Ridley’s gripping narrative of memory, manipulation, and power – now regarded as a modern classic – returns in a new production by long-time collaborators, Lidless Theatre. This edition was published alongside the production at the Park Theatre, London, in May 2023. |
| Imprint Name: | Methuen Drama |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-05-10 |
