Best of the Fest: A Collection of New Plays Celebrating 10 years of London New Play Festival

by Joe Penhall, Judy Upton, and Naomi Wallace

Phil Setren (Editor) and Cheryl Robson

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Celebrating 10 years of the London New Play Festival, featuring six plays:
Wild Turkey by Joe Penhall: Two small businessmen struggle to keep their flagging burger bar afloat, in the face of increasingly savage and bizarre forces.
Everlasting Rose by Judy Upton: Terrified of ageing, a caravan Casanova changes wives every decade, until a woman of the 90's challenges his routine.
Strindberg Knew My Father by Mark Jenkins: Life becomes farce as Strindberg loses control over his characters while writing 'Miss Julie'.
In the Fields of Aceldama by Naomi Wallace: When their only child dies in an accident, Mattie and Henry draw on her spirited past to find the strength to go on.
Two Horsemen by Biyi Bandele: Baja and Langbaja trade stories about life, sex and god in a run-down shack. Will their stories sustain them, or trap them forever?
Maison Splendide by Laura Bridgetman: House-sitting for gangsters, Honey and Moon enact a 'let's pretend' lesbian white wedding, parodying suburban customs.
  • ISBN10 0951587781
  • ISBN13 9780951587782
  • Publish Date 6 June 1998
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Aurora Metro Publications
  • Imprint Aurora Metro Books
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 303
  • Language English