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Talking a Brick Wall and other one act plays
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The awfulness of unemployment and its humiliating rituals pinpointed in acutely funny detail.
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Helen Rose,
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The Millionaires
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“It is a study in despair, of the unemployed who lose all structure in their lives and sense of identity, bringing a downward spiral into domestic violence, crime (”Mugging, nice work if you can get it”) and drugs as Jake pulls Paula down with him.”
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Mark Cook,
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“An almost sociological study of the relationship between violent crime and unemployment.”
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Helen Rose,
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GLASS
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“A rambunctious script, full-tilt acting and the liberal deployment of violent confrontation, both verbal and physical, this tale of office politics remains both watchable and, in places, quite invigorating.”
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Robert Lloyd Parry, What’s On
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“Glass successfully dramatises a problem that many women face in a society where sexism is institutional. The combination of a perceptive script and sound, naturalistic performances lead to an absorbing and entertaining evening.”
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Adam Goldstein, Morning Star
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Coming Soon
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En Vacances
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“Relentless coarse language, endless stubby bottles of beer, all-night drinking games and obsessive sexual attention-seeking.”
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Charles Godfrey-Fausset, Time Out
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Shadow
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“Trevor B Maynard combines complicates thematic material and unites fractured images with a sure hand.”
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Tinch Minter,
The Stage
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Other Reviews (Ham & High and Time Out) The Millionaires "Mike McKone gives a chilling performance under Lynne Kendrick's direction" Talking to a Brick Wall "A powerful performance by Paul Whelan" Upward Sprial "Cue for some fraught comings and goings and undressing... pure farce." Upward Spiral "A latter day La Ronde" | ||||
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Talking to a Brick Wall and other one act plays
Six plays: Talking to a Brick Wall, Graye, Taciturn, The Millionaires, The Lists
A full-length play
One-act agitprop play, do oil and blood mix? Love, Death and the War on Terror
A collection of poetry | |||||
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