Chris Hannan

Elizabeth Gordon Quinn (NHB Modern Plays) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

A 'startling and provocative' play (Guardian) from the writer of Shining Souls, set during the Glasgow Rent Strike of 1915.

This radically revised version was published alongside the major revival by the National Theatre of Scotland in 2006. The original 1985 version of the play is published in the anthology Scot-Free.

The Quinn family live in a Glasgow tenement so poor the only floor covering is old newspapers. But Elizabeth Gordon Quinn is indomitable in the face of poverty and rising rents. Furthermore, she is harbouring a son who is wanted by the police for desertion.

'You expect a play set in the Glasgow rent strikes of 1915 will be a model of dour social realism, but Chris Hannan confounds all expectations. The result is both startling and provocative' - Guardian

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nick Hern Books
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781780017495
• Artikelnr.: 44961803

Autorenporträt

Chris Hannan's work has been produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and by Sir Peter Hall at the Old Vic. The Evil Doers won a Time Out Award and the Charrington London Fringe Best Play Award when first seen at the Bush Theatre, and he was nominated Lloyds Bank Playwright of the Year for Shining Souls in 1996. Five of his plays have premiered at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, including the contemporary classic Elizabeth Gordon Quinn, which was revived by the National Theatre of Scotland in its inaugural 2006 season. His 2010 play for children and families The Three Musketeers and the Princess of Spain won five star reviews in England and a Scottish Critics' CATS Award for Best New Play. The God of Soho, commissioned for Shakespeare's Globe, premiered there in 2011.

His debut novel Missy was awarded the 2009 McKitterick Prize by the Society of Authors