Blood Relations and Other Plays (REV ED)
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Blood Relations and Other Plays (REV ED) by Sharon Pollock
This brand new edition features the plays that established Sharon Pollock as a major Canadian playwright and gained her many accolades#44; among them#44; the first ever Governor Generalrsquo;s Award for Drama for Blood Relations in 1981#46; Her characters are the oppressed#44; from the spinster Lizzie Borden in the title play#44; Blood Relations#44; to the prisoners of One Tiger to a Hill#44; to Leah#44; "chosen" daughter/mistress of rum runner Mr#46; Big in Whiskey Six Cadenza#46;
Sharon Pollock
Sharon Pollock was born Mary Sharon Chalmers in Fredericton, New Brunswick, in 1936, where she first became involved in the theatre in university. Later, with the Praire Players, she toured British Columbia and Alberta in 1966, and was voted Best Actress at the Dominion Drama Festival. She settled in Calgary the next year, raised a family, and while pregnant with her sixth child she began writing her first play. In 1973, Walsh (1983) premiered at Theatre Calgary. A subsequent production in 1974 at the Stratford Festival brought Pollock's writing to wide public attention. She has written many plays, including Blood Relations and Other Plays, which won the Governor General's Award in 1981, and Doc (1985), which won the Governor General's Award in 1986.
Sharon Pollock was born Mary Sharon Chalmers in Fredericton, New Brunswick, in 1936, where she first became involved in the theatre in university. Later, with the Praire Players, she toured British Columbia and Alberta in 1966, and was voted Best Actress at the Dominion Drama Festival. She settled in Calgary the next year, raised a family, and while pregnant with her sixth child she began writing her first play. In 1973, Walsh (1983) premiered at Theatre Calgary. A subsequent production in 1974 at the Stratford Festival brought Pollock's writing to wide public attention. She has written many plays, including Blood Relations and Other Plays, which won the Governor General's Award in 1981, and Doc (1985), which won the Governor General's Award in 1986.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781896300641 |
| ISBN 10 | 1896300642 |
| Title | Blood Relations and Other Plays (REV ED) |
| Author | Sharon Pollock |
| Series | Prairie Play Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | NeWest Press |
| Year published | 2002-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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