Invincible by Torben Betts
A play from the brilliant playwright Torben Betts, centered around the recession in Britain. Looking at the political and class consequences for the 'real people' in this comedy play.
‘Betts has caught the mood of the times.. The only mystery about Torben Betts is why his perceptive social commentaries are not better known.’ -- Michael Billington * Guardian *
‘Torben Betts is one of the most exciting theatre writing‘Torben Betts is one of the most exciting theatre writing talents I have come across in many a year.’ -- Alan Ayckbourn
‘Torben Betts’s astute new play is both highly entertaining and tense...a vibrant combination of a play of ideas and a comedy of bad manners...startlingly raw.’ -- Kate Bassett * The Times *
‘An uncommonly talented playwright... Brilliant and testing.’ * Time Out *
‘Torben Betts is one of the most exciting theatre writing‘Torben Betts is one of the most exciting theatre writing talents I have come across in many a year.’ -- Alan Ayckbourn
‘Torben Betts’s astute new play is both highly entertaining and tense...a vibrant combination of a play of ideas and a comedy of bad manners...startlingly raw.’ -- Kate Bassett * The Times *
‘An uncommonly talented playwright... Brilliant and testing.’ * Time Out *
Torben Betts read English Literature & English Language at the University of Liverpool before training and working as an actor. Works include: The Unconquered, which won the award for Best New Play 2007 Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland ; A Listening Heaven, nominated for Best New Play at the 2001 TMA Awards; Lie of the Land, nominated for Edinburgh Fringe First Award, 2008 (Edinburgh Pleasance/Arcola); Clockwatching (Orange Tree Theatre); The Company Man; The Biggleswades; Five Visions of the Faithful; The Lunatic Queen; The Error of Their Ways (HERE Arts Center, New York); The Swing of Things.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781783191109 |
| ISBN 10 | 1783191104 |
| Title | Invincible |
| Author | Torben Betts |
| Series | Oberon Modern Plays |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2014-03-05 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |