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Ridley Plays 1

This volume contains Ridleys first three plays which heralded the arrival of a unique and disturbing voice in the world of contemporary drama. They are seminal works in the development of the in yer face theatre that emerged in Britain during the mid-1990s.The three plays here all manifest Ridleys vivid and visionary imagination and the dark beauty of his outlook. They resonate with his trademark themes: East London storytelling moments of shocking violence memories of the past fantastical monologues and that strange mix of the barbaric and the beautiful he has made all his own. The Pitchfork Disney was Ridleys first play and is now seen as launching a new generation of playwrights who were unafraid to shock and court controversy. This unsettling dreamlike piece has surreal undertones and
thematically explores fear dreams and story-telling. The Fastest Clock in the Universe is a multi-award-winning play which caused a sensation when it premiered at Hampstead Theatre in 1992. An edgy and provocative drama it is now regarded as a contemporary classic. Ghost from a Perfect Place is a scorchingly nasty blend of comedy spectacle and terror where a monster from the past meets the monsters of the present. The volume contains the definitive version of the plays plus an extended and updated introduction and three monologues (Bloodshot Angry and Voosh) published here for the first time.

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This volume contains Ridleys first three plays which heralded the arrival of a unique & disturbing voice in the world of contemporary drama. They are seminal works in the development of the in yer face theatre that emerged in Britain during the mid-1990s. The three plays here all manifest Ridleys vivid & visionary imagination & the dark beauty of his outlook. They resonate with his trademark themes: East London storytelling moments of shocking violence memories of the past fantastical monologues & that strange mix of the barbaric & the beautiful he has made all his own. The Pitchfork Disney was Ridleys first play & is now seen as launching a new generation of playwrights who were unafraid to shock & court controversy. This unsettling dreamlike piece has surreal undertones & thematically explores fear dreams & story-telling. The Fastest Clock in the Universe is a multi-award-winning play which caused a sensation when it premiered at Hampstead Theatre in 1992. An edgy & provocative drama it is now regarded as a contemporary classic. Ghost from a Perfect Place is a scorchingly nasty blend of comedy spectacle & terror where a monster from the past meets the monsters of the present. The volume contains the definitive version of the plays plus an extended & updated introduction & three monologues (Bloodshot Angry & Voosh) published here for the first time.

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Universe - Every matter and space, thought to be around 10 billion years old.

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