Synopsis
Winner of the George Devine Award
Winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.
A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable.
First we meet Howie. He tells us how, one night, he gets caught up in a gang intent on beating up Rookie. He's supposed to be baby-sitting his five-year-old brother, but he goes just the same. They beat up Rookie. Howie returns to discover a horrible accident has happened to the little boy. Then we hear the story from Rookie's point of view...
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About the Author
Mark O'Rowe is an Irish playwright whose plays include Howie the Rookie (Bush Theatre, London, 1999), From Both Hips(Fishamble, 1997), Made in China (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 2001), Crestfall (Gate Theatre, Dublin, 2003), Terminus (Abbey Theatre, 2007) and Our Few and Evil Days (Abbey Theatre, 2014). His version of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler was staged by the Abbey Theatre in 2015.
His screenplays include Broken (2012), based on the novel by Daniel Clay, Perrier’s Bounty (2009), Boy A (2007), based on the novel by Jonathan Trigell, and Intermission (2004).
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable.First we meet Howie. He tells us how, one night, he gets caught up in a gang intent on beating up Rookie. He's supposed to be baby-sitting his five-year-old brother, but he goes just the same. They beat up Rookie. Howie returns to discover a horrible accident has happened to the little boy. Then we hear the story from Rookie's point of view.Mark O'Rowe's play Howie the Rookie was first performed at the Bush Theatre, London, in February 1999. It won the George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright and the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.'Grabs you by the collar and head-butts you into submission' Sunday Times'Outstanding' Telegraph'A magnificent mix of violence and poignancy' The Stage'Startling. there are shades of Homer's Odyssey in the sweep of this telling, or of Joyce's Ulysses in the elevation of ordinary detail to heroic form' Irish Times'Mesmerising. funny, tragic, shocking and disturbing in turn' Scotsman'[Has] the lip-smacking relish and the whooping vulgarity of Behan, Joyce or Flann O'Brien' Whatsonstage.comGeorge Devine AwardRooney Prize for Irish Literature A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781854594228
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable.First we meet Howie. He tells us how, one night, he gets caught up in a gang intent on beating up Rookie. He's supposed to be baby-sitting his five-year-old brother, but he goes just the same. They beat up Rookie. Howie returns to discover a horrible accident has happened to the little boy. Then we hear the story from Rookie's point of view.Mark O'Rowe's play Howie the Rookie was first performed at the Bush Theatre, London, in February 1999. It won the George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright and the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.'Grabs you by the collar and head-butts you into submission' Sunday Times'Outstanding' Telegraph'A magnificent mix of violence and poignancy' The Stage'Startling. there are shades of Homer's Odyssey in the sweep of this telling, or of Joyce's Ulysses in the elevation of ordinary detail to heroic form' Irish Times'Mesmerising. funny, tragic, shocking and disturbing in turn' Scotsman'[Has] the lip-smacking relish and the whooping vulgarity of Behan, Joyce or Flann O'Brien' Whatsonstage.comGeorge Devine AwardRooney Prize for Irish Literature A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781854594228
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