Car Thieves by Akos Nemeth

Car Thieves by Akos Nemeth

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Summary

A searingly funny new play by Hungarian playwright Akos Nemeth, translated by Che Walker and performed at London's National Theatre.

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Car Thieves by Akos Nemeth

"A group of young people involved in sex, drugs and petty crime meet big-time Mafiosi against the backdrop of semi-underworld Budapest today. None of the characters seems to know what he or she is doing, yet still they try to cheat one another and their own fate. A dry, quirky, fast, rude and at times extremely funny snapshot of the urban scene in Hungary today. This version is from a literal translation by Katalin Trencsenyi and David Evans and was part of the National Theatre's Channels (Hungary) season of rehearsed readings, initiated by the NT Studio and performed in the Cottesloe Theatre in June 2004."
"Rude, fast and hard-hittingly funny are the first words to spring to mind while watching Akos Nemeth's Car ThievesThe play is a snapshot of the contemporary urban scene in Hungary but it has universal value as it touches on a large number of issues affecting today's youths, including drugs, crime and sex. " - The Stage
"Writer, actor and director Che Walker's punchy, urban writing brought him high praise for The Frontline, the first contemporary play to be staged at Shakespeare's Globe. Walker won the George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright in 2003 and the Arts Council England Writer's Award for Drama, in the same year. ""Che Walker's snapshot of inner-city life fizzes with life and has a heart so big and soppy you want to hug it."" - Guardian on The Frontline"
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ISBN 13 9781840024708
ISBN 10 1840024704
Title Car Thieves
Author Akos Nemeth
Series Oberon Modern Plays
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2004-06-15
Number of pages 104
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