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Author: Ben Travers Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1849437939 Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 417
Book Description
In a writing career of over 60 years, Ben Travers is regarded as the master of the ‘Aldwych Farces’. This collection is being published at a time where farces are coming back into fashion following the smash hit of One Man Two Guvnors, and the success of The Magistrate both at the National Theatre, as well as the recent productions of Noises Off and What the Butler Saw. The four plays in this collection are representative of Travers’ work at its best and most characteristic.The plays include the classic farces Rookery Nook (1926), Thark (1927), Plunder (1927) & The Bed Before Yesterday (1977).Several of these plays have enjoyed modern revivals, Plunder in 1977 at the National Theatre, and Rookery Nook in 2009 at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
Author: Ben Travers Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1849437939 Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 417
Book Description
In a writing career of over 60 years, Ben Travers is regarded as the master of the ‘Aldwych Farces’. This collection is being published at a time where farces are coming back into fashion following the smash hit of One Man Two Guvnors, and the success of The Magistrate both at the National Theatre, as well as the recent productions of Noises Off and What the Butler Saw. The four plays in this collection are representative of Travers’ work at its best and most characteristic.The plays include the classic farces Rookery Nook (1926), Thark (1927), Plunder (1927) & The Bed Before Yesterday (1977).Several of these plays have enjoyed modern revivals, Plunder in 1977 at the National Theatre, and Rookery Nook in 2009 at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
Author: George Feydeau Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1849439931 Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 423
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Georges Feydeau, once considered as purveyor of slapstick farces, is now accepted as France’s best comic dramatist since Moliere. He once said that to make people laugh you have to place your cast in a dramatic situation and then observe them from a comic angle, but they must never do or say anything which is not strictly demanded, first by their character and secondly by the plot. Includes the plays Fitting for Ladies, A Close Shave and Sauce for the Goose. In Fitting for Ladies, a man on the look-out for a new romantic rendezvous is mistaken for a dressmaker... In A Close Shave, a woman's would-be lover has to assume the identity of her artist husband, who is about to be called up for military service. In Sauce for the Goose, a man discovers that the woman he is pursuing is the wife of an old friend...
Author: Fariba Rofougaran, PhD Publisher: Heyraneh Publishing ISBN: 0692288074 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 281
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Three universal forces are at work within you. Know them; use them; and, elevate yourself through their three stages. Become the Ultimate Hero you are meant to be. The Three Forces & You: The Most Fundamental Personality Typology unveils a treasure that has remained concealed in the writings of Eastern mysticism: the 3F personality typology. Born out of Persian Sufism, and backed by fascinating parallels found in ancient Indian and Western doctrines, the 3F typology is profound in explanation and yet easily accessible in its simplicity. From Self-knowledge devotees to those seeking relationship advice, vocational counseling, or even managerial insights, everyone can be greatly assisted by the 3F typology’s timeless applications.
Author: Jessica Milner Davis Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1351520245 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 204
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Farce has always been relegated to the lowest rung of the ladder of dramatic genres. Distinctions between farce and more literary comic forms remain clouded, even in the light of contemporary efforts to rehabilitate this type of comedy. Is farce really nothing more than slapstick-the "putting out of candles, kicking down of tables, falling over joynt-stools," as Thomas Shadwell characterized it in the seventeenth century? Or was his contemporary, Nahum Tate correct when he declared triumphantly that "there are no rules to be prescribed for that sort of wit, no patterns to copy; and 'tis altogether the creature of imagination"? Davis shows farce to be an essential component in both the comedic and tragic traditions. Farce sets out to explore the territory of what makes farce distinct as a comic genre. Its lowly origins date back to the classic Graeco-Roman theatre; but when formal drama was reborn by the process of elaboration of ritual within the mediaeval Church, the French term "farce" became synonymous with a recognizable style of comic performance. Taking a wide range of farces from the briefest and most basic of fair-ground mountebank performances to fully-fledged five-act structures from the late nineteenth century, the book reveals the patterns of comic plot and counter-plot that are common to all. The result is a novel classification of farce-plots, which serves to clarify the differences between farce and more literary comic forms and to show how quickly farce can shade into other styles of humor. The key is a careful balance between a revolt against order and propriety, and a kind of Realpolitik which ultimately restores the social conventions under attack. A complex array of devices in such things as framing, plot, characterization, timing and acting style maintain the delicate balance. Contemporary examples from the London stage bring the discussion u
Author: Leslie Smith Publisher: Springer ISBN: 1349097594 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 242
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A study of the popular modern dramatists and the continuity of the farce tradition from Pinero to Travers, the Whitehall team and Orton which examines and questions some of the common assumptions about its nature. Farce techniques are shown to be increasingly used in serious drama.
Author: A. J. Sadler Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 9780199146758 Category : Mathematics Languages : en Pages : 516
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This 2nd edition takes into account recent changes to A-level syllabuses, including the need for modelling. It has been reset to match the larger format of its companion, UNDERSTANDING PURE MATHEMATICS
Author: Ben Travers
Author: Ben Travers
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Author: Fariba Rofougaran, PhD
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