David Edgar is een Engelse toneelschrijver wiens werk diep geworteld is in een familie-theatertraditie. Vanaf jonge leeftijd toonde hij een grote interesse in het schrijven van toneelstukken en de theatrale wereld. Zijn stukken behandelen vaak hedendaagse sociale en politieke kwesties, en onderzoeken deze met een scherp begrip van de menselijke natuur. Edgar's dramatische stijl staat bekend om zijn intellectuele diepgang en zijn vermogen om het publiek te betrekken bij de complexe vraagstukken van onze tijd.
This selection of David Edgar's dramatic work features three plays: Ecclesiastes, a late 1970s radio play; his acclaimed stage version of Nicholas Nickleby; and Entertaining Strangers, an English left-wing social drama.
A romantic comedy set in 1804. This title inhabits terrain somewhere between Jane Austen and Dickens with its self-centred middle classes, its nearby garrison and scheming low lives.
How Plays Work is both a masterclass for playwrights and playmakers and a fascinating guide to the anatomy of drama. In this revised edition, Edgar brings the book right up to date with analyses of many recent plays, as well as explorations of emerging genres and new innovations in playwriting practice.
NEW! from Longman School DramaThis compelling play makes Stevenson's classic pre-1914 novella accessible to pupils, whilst remaining faithful to the original prose, allowing them to fully engage with the plot and themes.
This volume contains the best of David Edgar's work from the seventies
A brand new adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic - one of the most loved short stories ever written. In one ghostly Christmas night, cold-hearted businessman Ebenezer Scrooge learns to pity himself and to love his neighbour - but is that enough? A brand new adaptation for the Royal Shakespeare Company of the Christmas classic.
Based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic horror story.
Starting with international peace brokers playing simulation games on a university campus, David Edgar's intensely political play spirals upward and outward to present a situation of real conflict over bloodily unresolvable life-and-death issues.
Classic / British English Why is the frightening Mr Hyde a friend of the nice Dr Jekyll? Who is the evil little man? And why does he seem to have power over the doctor? After a terrible murder, everyone is looking for Mr Hyde. But he has disappeared. Or has he?
The newest play by one of England's leading playwrights.