Afore Night Come by David Rudkin

Afore Night Come by David Rudkin

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The harvest is ripe in a Black Country pear orchard. Seasoned hands settle to familiar tasks and the ritual education of newcomers. But corrupted lands yield a bitter crop. The weather turns, friction mounts, and pesticide begins to fall.

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Afore Night Come by David Rudkin

Sure there's no end to the disasters that could choose to unfurl themselves on the world. The harvest is ripe in a Black Country pear orchard. Seasoned hands settle to familiar tasks and the ritual education of newcomers. But corrupted lands yields a bitter crop. The weather turns, friction mounts and pesticide begins to fall...
"A masterpiece" The Times "Not since Look Back in Anger has a playwright made a debut more striking than this" Kenneth Tynan, The Observer
David Rudkin's first play, Afore Night Comes, staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company in their 1962 experimental season, informed the Company's revolutionizing approach to the performance of Shakespeare. David writes for television, radio, and theatre.
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ISBN 13 9781840022391
ISBN 10 1840022396
Title Afore Night Come
Author David Rudkin
Series Oberon Modern Plays
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2002-09-01
Number of pages 112
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.