Pastoral by Thomas Eccleshare
Surreal, dystopian comedy. This play won the 2011 Verity Bargate Award for new writing; impressing the judges with its amazing bravery, its stunning theatricality and its pure originality.
"Full of bleak poetry and hilarious stage action.. [Eccleshare] can write a bit, and he's certainly made a name for himself.' Independent 'Eccleshare's darkly funny play.' London Evening Standard 'Wondrous to behold...immensely moving.' WhatsOnStage 'A masterclass in how to deliver imaginative new writing.' Telegraph 'Quirky, original...a black surreal comedy.' Guardian 'A splendid piece.' Times 'Funny and engaging.' Metro 'Hilarious.' Independent"
Thomas Eccleshare is a writer, performer and theatre maker who trained at the Jacques Lecoq School in Paris. He is the co-artistic director of the theatre company Dancing Brick with whom he has toured work nationally and internationally, been nominated for two Total Theatre Awards and won the Arches Brick Award. Dancing Brick’s latest show, Captain Ko and the Planet of Rice, tours the UK in Spring 2013. In 2011 he won the Verity Bargate Award, a nationwide prize for emerging writers, for Pastoral and his first TV-sitcom is in development with Baby Cow Productions for BBC3. Thomas is the Pearson writer-in-residence at the Soho Theatre.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781849434447 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849434441 |
| Title | Pastoral |
| Author | Thomas Eccleshare |
| Series | Oberon Modern Plays |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2013-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 80 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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