Bondagers & The Straw Chair by Sue Glover
Two plays of haunting lyricism by one of Scotland's most dynamic playwrights
. . one of the most striking things about Bondagers is just how ground-breaking the play's fusion of rich poetic text, striking physicality and a rhythmic musicality remains. * Herald *
(on Bondagers) . . . Glover's drama has lost none of its energy or timeliness . . . The core of the drama, though, lies in the richness of Glover's script . . . The greatness of Glover's play, though, lies in its refusal to become a straightforward piece of negative social polemic. * Scotsman *
(on Bondagers) . . . contemporary Scottish classic . . . Poetic, musical and elliptical, the play rises organically from the soil, its narrative line about a sexual assault emerging almost accidentally from its imagistic collage. * Guardian *
(on Bondagers) Sue Glover's 1991 play about women agricultural labourers in the Borders in the late 19th century is that rarest of beasts, a Scottish contemporary classic with an all-female cast. * The Times *
(on Bondagers) . . . Glover's play is arguably the finest of Scottish work plays . . . * Sunday Herald *
(on Bondagers) Sue Glover's 1991 play is flecked with hints of political attitudes that will turn the women's present into our past. * Observer *
(on Bondagers) . . . Glover's drama has lost none of its energy or timeliness . . . The core of the drama, though, lies in the richness of Glover's script . . . The greatness of Glover's play, though, lies in its refusal to become a straightforward piece of negative social polemic. * Scotsman *
(on Bondagers) . . . contemporary Scottish classic . . . Poetic, musical and elliptical, the play rises organically from the soil, its narrative line about a sexual assault emerging almost accidentally from its imagistic collage. * Guardian *
(on Bondagers) Sue Glover's 1991 play about women agricultural labourers in the Borders in the late 19th century is that rarest of beasts, a Scottish contemporary classic with an all-female cast. * The Times *
(on Bondagers) . . . Glover's play is arguably the finest of Scottish work plays . . . * Sunday Herald *
(on Bondagers) Sue Glover's 1991 play is flecked with hints of political attitudes that will turn the women's present into our past. * Observer *
Sue Glover was born in Edinburgh and lives in Northeast Fife. She writes for radio, television and theatre. Theatre work includes The Seal Wife, The Bubble Boy, The Straw Chair and Sacred Hearts. The Bubble Boy was staged during Glasgow Tron Theatre's opening season, and later televised, winning prizes at both the New York Film and Television Festival and the Chicago International Festival. The Straw Chair opened the Traverse Theatre's 25th Anniversary season. Bondagers won first prize in London Weekend Television's Plays on Stage Awards in 1990. She was recently made a fellow of the Association for Scottish Literary Studies.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780413712103 |
| ISBN 10 | 0413712109 |
| Title | Bondagers & The Straw Chair |
| Author | Sue Glover |
| Series | Modern Plays |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 1997-09-24 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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