The Big Fellah by Richard Bean
Controversial and exciting new play from the well known British playwright.
"There are jaw-dropping laughs in Richard Bean's new dramaBut, while it plays in an often broadly comic key, it engages with a big, meaty subject... some cracking performances in Max Stafford-Clark's production" 4 STARS – Sunday Times "Dark, witty and shocking... Deftly directed by Max Stafford-Clark with first-rate performances from all the cast, this play is highly recommended" – British Theatre Guide “It races to its chilling finale which left the audience in stunned salience... a cracking script, excellent production and impeccable performances" - East Anglian Daily Times "Richard Bean is a brave man... in this combative, compelling and far superior new piece, he offers a potted history of the Irish republican movement. But the wit and originality of the play lie in the fact that it examines the cause's factionalism from an American perspective... What is excellent about the play is the way it explores historical change through individual lives, and shows the mixed motives that drive people on... It is a deeply political play, but full of wild black humour and an acute awareness that the prosecutors of any revolutionary cause ultimately become its victims."- Michael Billington, The Guardian "This is the funniest play about Irish troublemakers since Bill Morrison’s "Flying Blind"... The West End surely beckons."- Michael Coveney, What's On Theatre "Bean’s play is very funny, full of sharp contrasts between grim hilarity and gut-wrenching reversals."- The Stage "One moment you’re exploding with mirth at its sly abrasive wit, the next its choking the laughter out of your throat. Directed with thrilling energy and searing precision by Max Stafford-Clark” CRITICS CHOICE 4 STARS-Time Out
"There are jaw-dropping laughs in Richard Bean's new drama. But, while it plays in an often broadly comic key, it engages with a big, meaty subject... some cracking performances in Max Stafford-Clark's production" 4 STARS Sunday Times "Dark, witty and shocking... Deftly directed by Max Stafford-Clark with first-rate performances from all the cast, this play is highly recommended" British Theatre Guide It races to its chilling finale which left the audience in stunned salience... a cracking script, excellent production and impeccable performances" - East Anglian Daily Times "Richard Bean is a brave man... in this combative, compelling and far superior new piece, he offers a potted history of the Irish republican movement. But the wit and originality of the play lie in the fact that it examines the cause's factionalism from an American perspective... What is excellent about the play is the way it explores historical change through individual lives, and shows the mixed motives that drive people on... It is a deeply political play, but full of wild black humour and an acute awareness that the prosecutors of any revolutionary cause ultimately become its victims."- Michael Billington, The Guardian "This is the funniest play about Irish troublemakers since Bill Morrison’s "Flying Blind"... The West End surely beckons."- Michael Coveney, What's On Theatre "Bean’s play is very funny, full of sharp contrasts between grim hilarity and gut-wrenching reversals."- The Stage "One moment you’re exploding with mirth at its sly abrasive wit, the next its choking the laughter out of your throat. Directed with thrilling energy and searing precision by Max Stafford-Clark” CRITICS CHOICE 4 STARS-Time Out
"There are jaw-dropping laughs in Richard Bean's new drama. But, while it plays in an often broadly comic key, it engages with a big, meaty subject... some cracking performances in Max Stafford-Clark's production" 4 STARS Sunday Times "Dark, witty and shocking... Deftly directed by Max Stafford-Clark with first-rate performances from all the cast, this play is highly recommended" British Theatre Guide It races to its chilling finale which left the audience in stunned salience... a cracking script, excellent production and impeccable performances" - East Anglian Daily Times "Richard Bean is a brave man... in this combative, compelling and far superior new piece, he offers a potted history of the Irish republican movement. But the wit and originality of the play lie in the fact that it examines the cause's factionalism from an American perspective... What is excellent about the play is the way it explores historical change through individual lives, and shows the mixed motives that drive people on... It is a deeply political play, but full of wild black humour and an acute awareness that the prosecutors of any revolutionary cause ultimately become its victims."- Michael Billington, The Guardian "This is the funniest play about Irish troublemakers since Bill Morrison’s "Flying Blind"... The West End surely beckons."- Michael Coveney, What's On Theatre "Bean’s play is very funny, full of sharp contrasts between grim hilarity and gut-wrenching reversals."- The Stage "One moment you’re exploding with mirth at its sly abrasive wit, the next its choking the laughter out of your throat. Directed with thrilling energy and searing precision by Max Stafford-Clark” CRITICS CHOICE 4 STARS-Time Out
RICHARD BEAN, a former stand-up comedian and renowned British playwright has had plays staged worldwide. An award winning writer his first full length play, Of Rats and Men was staged at the Canal Café and went on to Edinburgh. He adapted it for radio for the BBC and it was nominated for a Sony Award. This was followed by Toast, a hit at the Royal Court in 1999. His other plays have been staged at such illustrious venues as the National Theatre, the Bush Theatre and the Hampstead theatre. Bean also won the 2005 Critics' Circle Theatre Best New Play Award for Harvest.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781840027754 |
| ISBN 10 | 1840027754 |
| Title | The Big Fellah |
| Author | Richard Bean |
| Series | Oberon Modern Plays |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2010-08-17 |
| Number of pages | 108 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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