Bartlett Plays: 1
Not Talking, My Child, Artefacts, Contractions, Cock| By: | Mike Bartlett |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury UK |
| Print ISBN: | 9781408152164 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781408171370 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2013 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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This first collection of Mike Bartlett's plays showcases the adroit expertise and flair of a writer known for laser-sharp political comment, tight dialectics and needlingly real characters.
My Child is a gut-wrenching exploration of the lengths a father will go to to have access to his child. The play creates a violent world where good intentions count for very little, and offers an incisive, honest look at what it means to be a good parent.
Contractions is an ink-black comedy about work and play: Emma's been seeing Darren. She thinks she's in love. Her boss thinks she's in breach of contract. The situation needs to be resolved.
Artefacts depicts a father-daughter reunion which, after 16 years, crosses between the world of a British teenager and an Iraqi expert in antiquity, and is complicated by the ambivalent gift of a precious Mespotamian vase.
Cock is a punchy play which takes a playful, candid look at one man's sexuality and the difficulties that arise when you realise you have a choice.