Life and Beth by Alan Ayckbourn
This title features 3 Males, 3 Females and 2 voices (1 Male, 1Female). A living room. It's Christmas, and Beth Timms is mourning the recent death of her health and safety officer husband, Gordon. Beth's sister-in-law Connie and son Martin have come to stay, determined to ensure that she should have a stress-free Christmas, but between Connie's drinking problem and Martin's unspeaking and emotionally volatile girlfriend Ella, their intentions prove to be short-lived. Only David, the local vicar, provides Beth with any comfort, but when he says a prayer for her bereavement he unwittingly summons Gordon's ghost to return to the family home. Gordon has been busy implementing health and safety measures in the afterlife and is now determined to stick around to help Beth manage her affairs. It soon becomes apparent, however, that his return is not altogether welcome.
".. comic and touching ..." - Michael Billington, Guardian
Alan Ayckbourn is one of England's most prolific and widely performed living playwrights with over sixty plays in his catalogue. In 1997, he received a knighthood for his services to the theater. He was represented in New York this year with simultaneous productions of his plays House and Garden at the Manhattan Theater Club's two stages. He lives in England.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780573112225 |
| ISBN 10 | 0573112223 |
| Title | Life and Beth |
| Author | Alan Ayckbourn |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Samuel French Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-10-19 |
| Number of pages | 68 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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