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Martin Crimp Plays 1

Martin Crimp

Martin Crimp Plays 1 includes Dealing with Clair, Play with Repeats, Getting Attention and The Treatment.

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Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780571203451

Date Published

08.05.2000

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Summary

This collection of early plays confirms Martin Crimp’s reputation as one of the most original and exciting talents writing for the theatre today. It includes the plays Dealing with Clair, Play with Repeats, Getting Attention and The Treatment, and is introduced by the author.

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Martin Crimp was born in 1956. His plays include Three Attempted Acts (1985), Dealing with Clair (1988), Play with Repeats (1989), No One Sees the Video (1991), Getting Attention (1992), The Treatment (1993, winner of the John Whiting Award), Attempts on her Life (1997) and The Country (2000). He has translated or adapted work by Ionesco (The Chairs, 1997), Genet…

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