Nichols Plays: 2: Chez Nous; Privates on Parade; Born in the Gardens; Passion Play; Poppy: Plays Two: v. 2 (Contemporary Dramatists) - Softcover

Nichols, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0413650707 ISBN 13: 9780413650702

Publisher: Methuen Drama, 1991

Synopsis

A rich selection from the best of Nichols' work up to and including his award-winning Privates on Parade

This volume continues the stage plays of Peter Nichols, newly revised and introduced by the author. Chez Nous is about English couples who bring their emotional baggage with them on a holiday to France; Privates on Parade is a hit play inspired by the author's experience in Singapore after the war working for the Combined Services Entertainments where he met among others John Schlesinger and Kenneth Williams at a time when 'mixed' entertainment relied on men dressing up as women; Born in the Gardens is inspired by the author's native city Bristol while Passion Play is a play about passion among the elderly - won Best Play (Evening Standard) in 1981. Poppy (the musical that opened the Rsc's residence at the Barbican) is set in the Victorian Far East. It takes a pop at imperial hypocrisy and wickedness and won the Best Musical award.

About this title

Synopsis:

Includes, among others, the plays, "The Freeway", "Privates on Parade" and "Passion Play". Each play is introduced by the author with extracts from his diary. This edition is being published alongside "Nichols Plays: One".

About this edition

• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0413650707
• ISBN 13: 9780413650702
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512