Short Shorts Contributor(s): Yates, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0956151337 ISBN-13: 9780956151339 Publisher: Nettle Books OUR PRICE: $10.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2013 |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.28" H x 6" W x 9" (0.40 lbs) 116 pages |
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Publisher Description: Three one-act plays by Michael Yates. LIFE SENTENCE: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned - especially when she has a meat cleaver in her hand A dark comedy about the violent games lovers play. Winner of the Stanley Arnold Trophy at Sheffield One-Act Play Festival. TILL MY EYES BLEED: Loyal Mel hires the theatre to host a wake for his best friend Adrian. But it becomes apparent - to everyone except Mel - that Mel's wife had enjoyed a passionate affair with Adrian. Will Mel guess the truth before the end of the night? SUNDAY AFTERNOON AGAIN: Eight-year-old Lenny has two big worries: His mum and dad are always fighting, and there's a wicked witch living next door A poignant play about growing up, chosen for Liverpool's Write Now One-Act Play Festival, and described by critic Laurence Raw as "sharply observed... vividly demonstrates how the past exerts a powerful influence over the present." |