Peter Arnott: Two Plays
«TAY BRIDGE'Peter Arnott's brilliant vignettes about a 1879 railway bridge disaster imagine the lives and hopes of passengers stalked by death. [Arnott] pulls it off brilliantly thanks to vivid writing, political nous and thematic unity.' Guardian 'a thrilling portrait of Scotland at that 19th century moment, with all its inequalities, hypocrisies, tensions and possibilities... offers an unforgettable insight into the terrible sense of shock and tragedy that swept over the city of Dundee, 140 years ago this winter.' The Scotsman THE SIGNALMAN 'Riveting... intense... a dark exploration of fear - and of the moment you realise your fears are real... wonderfully chilling' Thom Dibdin, AllEdinburghTheatre.com The Wee Review The Herald The Scotsman»
Tay BridgeOn the night of Sunday December 28, 1879, the unthinkable happened. Battered by a ferocious storm, the Tay Bridge collapsed. Tay Bridge tells the poignant and unexpected stories of the suddenly interrupted passengers making the journey that night. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- Salamander Street Limited
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781913630003
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
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«TAY BRIDGE'Peter Arnott's brilliant vignettes about a 1879 railway bridge disaster imagine the lives and hopes of passengers stalked by death. [Arnott] pulls it off brilliantly thanks to vivid writing, political nous and thematic unity.' Guardian 'a thrilling portrait of Scotland at that 19th century moment, with all its inequalities, hypocrisies, tensions and possibilities... offers an unforgettable insight into the terrible sense of shock and tragedy that swept over the city of Dundee, 140 years ago this winter.' The Scotsman THE SIGNALMAN 'Riveting... intense... a dark exploration of fear - and of the moment you realise your fears are real... wonderfully chilling' Thom Dibdin, AllEdinburghTheatre.com The Wee Review The Herald The Scotsman»