Results for: books tagged ‘Absurdism’
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead: Tom Stoppard
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is a play which, as it were, takes place in the wings of Hamlet, and finds both humour and poignancy in the situation of the ... More
Harold Pinter Plays 2: Harold Pinter
At the heart of this second volume of Harold Pinter's collected work is The Caretaker, the play with which he had his first major success. The obsessive caretaker, Davies, is ... More
Tom Stoppard Plays 1: Tom Stoppard
The plays in this collection reveal in combination the 'frivolous' and 'serious' aspects of Tom Stoppard's talent: his sense of fun, his sense of theatre, his sense of the absurd, ... More
Harold Pinter Plays 1: Harold Pinter
This volume contains Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter's first plays - The Birthday Party, The Room, The Dumb Waiter, A Slight Ache, The Hothouse, A Night Out, The Black and White ... More
The Chairs: Eugene Ionesco and Martin Crimp
In a house on an island a very old couple pass their time with private games and half-remembered stories. With brilliant eccentricity, Ionesco's 'tragic farce' combines a comic portrait of ... More
Harold Pinter Plays 3: Harold Pinter
This revised third volume of Harold Pinter's work includes The Homecoming, Old Times, No Man's Land, four shorter plays, six revue sketches and a short story. It also contains the ... More
A Landing on the Sun: Michael Frayn
Ever since an obscure Civil Servant called Stephen Summerchild fell to his death from a window in the Admiralty, rumours have circulated about a connection with some secret defence project. ... More
Tom Stoppard: Faber Critical Guide: Jim Hunter
Samuel Beckett: Faber Critical Guide: John Fletcher
Do you want to know why Beckett has become a figure of such continuing influence and importance in the theatre? Are you studying his plays and looking for help with ... More
Harold Pinter: Faber Critical Guide: Bill Naismith
Do you want to know why Harold Pinter is a figure of such influence and importance in the theatre? Are you studying his plays and looking for help with interpretation? ... More
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