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Conor McPherson Plays: One (NHB Modern Plays) - cover

Conor McPherson Plays: One (NHB Modern Plays)

Conor McPherson

Publisher: Nick Hern Books

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Summary

Four plays from the author of The Weir, with a foreword by the author.
The plays in this volume - three monologues and a three-hander - were all written while Conor McPherson was in his twenties.
This Lime Tree Bower
A poignant and gripping tale told through three interlinking monologues. Winner of a Thames TV Award, a Guinness/National Theatre Ingenuity Award and the Meyer Whitworth Award.
St Nicholas
An eccentric, teasing yarn involving a cynical and jaded drama critic falling for a beautiful young actress.
Rum and Vodka
A young Irishman with a drink problem tells of three momentous days in his life when his drab nine-to-five existence is obliterated in an escapist binge which threatens to engulf him.
The Good Thief
A 45-minute monologue following the misfortunes of a petty criminal whose conscience beats him up when he becomes involved in a bungled kidnap. Winner of the Stewart Parker Award.
Revised edition with new Foreword by the author.
'the finest playwright of his generation' - New York Times
Available since: 12/04/2014.
Print length: 198 pages.

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