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Mamet Plays: 5: Boston Marriage; Dr Faustus; Romance: Contemporary Dramatists

Autor David Mamet
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 feb 2015
A collection of outstanding plays from one of America's greatest playwrightsBoston MarriageDavid Mamet conquers new territory with this droll comedy of errors set in a Victorian drawing-room. Anna and Claire are two bantering, scheming ladies of fashion who have long lived together on the fringes of upper-class society. Anna has just become the mistress of a wealthy man, from whom she has received an enormous emerald and an income to match. Claire, meanwhile, is infatuated with a respectable young lady and wants to enlist the jealous Anna's help for an assignation."Devastatingly funny . . . exceptionally clever" New York Times"Brilliant . . . One of Mamet's most satisfying and accomplished plays, and one of the funniest American comedies in years" New York PostFaustusA modern retelling of the classic tale of pride, folly and the ultimate wager. Faustus has it all - fame, success, a loving family. But a careless pact with a beguiling magician threatens everything. In language, scope and theatrical sensibility,Faustusrepresents a big departure for Mamet, melding resplendent language and metaphysics in an eerie and moving retelling of the tragedy of Doctor Faustus.RomanceWildly humorous and often gob-smackingly outrageous,Romanceis an uproarious courtroom farce, which lampoons the American judicial system and exposes the hypocrisy surrounding personal prejudices and political correctness."An exhilarating spectacle" New Yorker"It made me weep with delight. . . .Romanceis funny. Extremely funny." Wall Street Journal
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781472533722
ISBN-10: 1472533720
Pagini: 232
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Methuen Drama
Seria Contemporary Dramatists

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Mamet's many honours include: The Joseph Jefferson Award (1974), Obie Award (1976, 1983), New York Drama Critics Circle Award (1977, 1984), Outer Circle Award (1978), Society of West End Theatre Award (1983), Pulitzer Prize (1984), Dramatists Guild Hall-Warriner Award (1984), American Academy Award, (1986). On June 6, 2005 the revival of the Pulitzer Prize-winningGlen Garry Glen Rosscollected a Tony Award for Best Revival of a play.

Notă biografică

David Mametis one of America's most important contemporary writers. He won the Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his playsGlengarry Glen RossandSpeed-the-Plow. As a screenwriter, he received Oscar nominations forThe VerdictandWag the Dog. He is a founding member of the Atlantic Theater Company. Many of his plays have been premiered by the St Nicholas Theatre company, Chicago, of which Mamet was a founding member and Artistic Director. In 1978 he became Associate Artistic Director of the Goodman Theatre, Chicago, whereAmerican Buffalohad been first staged in 1975, subsequently winning an Obie Award and opening on Broadway in 1977 and at the National Theatre in 1978. His greatest hits,Glengarry Glen RossandOleanna,followed in 1983 and 1993 respectively. Mamet received the PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for Grand Master of American Theater in 2010.

Recenzii

Mamet is a connoisseur of fiasco, knows all about legal punctilio, and he has great fun bringing mayhem to the ritual
[Mamet's characters] are at each other's throats with a wit akin to characters out of Wilde and a vengeance not unlike those from Pinter or Edward Albee
The finest American playwright of his generation
No modern playwright has been bolder or more brilliant
Pinter, Albee, Miller. They're all looking over Mamet's shoulder.