Philip Ridley Plays 1 - Softcover

Ridley, Philip

 
9780571210565: Philip Ridley Plays 1

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Philip Ridley's groundbreaking first three plays - The Pitchfork Disney, The Fastest Clock in the Universe and Ghost from a Perfect Place - heralded the arrival of a unique and disturbing voice in the world of contemporary drama. The collection includes an introduction by the author. 'Philip Ridley is a singular writer, a prolific polymath, probably a genius, and the creator of some of the most peculiar, grotesque and compelling British plays (and films) of the last several years.' Time Out

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Philip Ridley was born in the East End of London and studied Fine Art at St Martin's School of Art. As a writer his credits include nine children's novels - including Krindlekrax (1991), winner of the Smarties Prize, Kasper in the Glitter (1994), nominated for the Whitbread Prize, and Scribbleboy (1997), shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal - and two pieces for younger children. His stage plays are The Pitchfork Disney (1991), The Fastest Clock in the Universe (1992), which won the Meyer-Whitworth Prize, a Time Out Award, and both the Critics' Circle and the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for Most Promising Playwright, Ghost from a Perfect Place (1994), Vincent River (2000), Krindlekrax (premi red by the Birmingham Rep in June 2002) and three plays for young people: Fairytaleheart (Hampstead Theatre, 1998), Sparkleshark (Royal National Theatre, 1999) and Brokenville (2001), which receiv

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