Yobbo Nowt by John Mcgrath

Yobbo Nowt by John Mcgrath

When a publicity stunt goes terribly wrong, twelve-year-old Darleen Darling, star of the silent film era, must defeat villains both on screen and off in this edge-of-your-seat adventure.

Lights Camera Kidnapping?

It's 1914, and Darleen Darling's film adventures collide with reality when a fake kidnapping set up by her studio becomes all too real. Suddenly Darleen finds herself in the hands of dastardly criminals who have just nabbed Miss Victorine Berryman, the poor-little-rich-girl heiress of one of America's largest fortunes. Soon real life starts to seem like a bona fide adventure serial, complete with dramatic escapes, murderous plots, and a runaway air balloon. Will Darleen and Victorine be able to engineer their own happily-ever-after, or will the villains be victorious?

John Peter McGrath (1935-2002) was a playwright from Liverpudlian who was most known for his work with the 7:84 theatre group. The Cheviot, the Stage, and the Black, Black Oil (1973), his most popular drama, depicts the clearance of the Scottish highlands, first for grazing, then for shooting, and last for oil. Likewise, McGrath made the cause of Scottish independence a central theme in his writing, tying it in with his ambitions to create a popular, radical theater. Michael Billington remarked after McGrath's death at the age of 67, No one since Joan Littlewood has done more to advance the cause of popular theatre in Britain than John McGrath.

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ISBN 13	9780904383768
ISBN 10	0904383768
Title	Yobbo Nowt
Author	John Mcgrath
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pluto Press
Year published	1978-07-01
Number of pages	80
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.