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Zusatztext 'Phyllis Nagy's stunning debut! a bitterly funny and chillingly surreal look at the soulless poverty of urban life. ...It's daring stuff! written with an understanding for the subtle power and violence of language.' Informationen zum Autor Annie Castledine was born in 1939 and brought up in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. She was Artistic Director of the Derby Playhouse from 1987-1990 and Associate Artistic Director of Theatr Clywd from 1985-7. Awards include: the Bass Charrington London Fringe Award for Best Ensemble and Best Director for From the Mississippi Delta, and Time Out Award for Best Director for Pioneers in Ingolstadt and Purgatory in Ingolstadt , Time Out Critics Choice for And All The Children Cried . Klappentext Volume Ten in Methuen's highly successful series of Plays by Women provides the second selection of international plays by theatre director Annie Castledine. It encompasses Diana Quick's adaptation of Simone de Beauvoir's The Woman Destroyed , Tinch Minter's translation of Elfriede Jelinek's Nora , Claire Luckham's The Choice , winner of the Martini Regional Theatre Award for Best New Play of 1992 and Weldon Rising by American writer and Mobil-award winner, Phyllis Nagy.One of a series presenting plays by women writers which were staged in 1992-1993. This volume contains "The Woman Destroyed" by Simone de Beauvoir", "What Happened After Nora Left Her Husband" by Elfriede Jelinek, "The Choice" by Claire Luckham and "Weldon Rising" by Phyllis Nagy. Zusammenfassung One of a series presenting plays by women writers which were staged in 1992-1993. This volume contains "The Woman Destroyed" by Simone de Beauvoir", "What Happened After Nora Left Her Husband" by Elfriede Jelinek, "The Choice" by Claire Luckham and "Weldon Rising" by Phyllis Nagy.
