Ayckbourn, Alan
House and Garden
- ISBN 13:
- 9780571205936
- author:
- Ayckbourn, Alan
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Faber & Faber
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2001
- Pages:
- 192
- Dimensions:
- 100mm X 200mm
- Genre:
- Drama texts, plays
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Two new plays from Alan Ayckbourn explore the destructive nature of human behavior and emotions in a sharp and hilarious way. Set in the same English country house, these two interconnected plays are designed to be performed simultaneously, involving the same characters on the same cloudy August day. As preparations for a garden fête get underway, various intrigues unfold among friends, neighbors, and hired help. The surly gardener remains oblivious to the commotion, while an amoral writer observes it all with a cool eye. As the action builds towards the afternoon's stormy weather, politics, marriage, sex, children, social classes, and the absurdities of the landed gentry are all subject to Ayckbourn's penetrating gaze. The result is a witty scrutiny of human behavior, full of unexpected twists and turns.
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