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Experiment with an Air Pump

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

AvShelagh Stephenson

209 kr

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269 kr

"Shelagh Stephenson has written a play teeming with interest, humour, eloquence and, above all, ideas." - Independent1799 - On the eve of a new century, the family-house of an esteemed scientist buzzes with experiments, furtive romance and farcical amateur dramatics. 1999 - In a world of scientific chaos, cloning and genetic engineering, the cellar of the same house reveals a dark secret buried for 200 years.Joint recipient of the 1997 Peggy Ramsay Award, Shelagh Stephenson's daring and thoughtful drama twists in on itself, discussing what it means to play God. An Experiment with an Air Pump is published in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series, featuring a new introductory interview with the author by Jack McNamara.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-11-12
Mått128 x 196 x 12 mm
Vikt107 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieModern Classics
Antal sidor112
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350600980

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Shelagh Stephenson is a Northumberland-born playwright. Her first stage play, The Memory of Water, premiered at Hampstead Theatre in 1996 and subsequently transferred to the West End, where it won an Olivier Award for Best Comedy in 2000. Her second play, An Experiment With An Air Pump, was joint recipient of the Peggy Ramsay Award. She has written several radio plays, including the award-winning Five Kinds of Silence, which she adapted for the stage. Her screen adaptation of The Memory of Water was released in spring 2002 with the title Before You Go.