Birthday
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Birthday
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Birthday
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Oclc number
818881876
Series statement
Modern Plays
Summary
The birth of their daughter should be one of the happiest days of Ed and Lisa's life. An NHS maternity ward and their somewhat unusual circumstances make for an unsettling and satisfyingly comic sequence of events that tests their relationship to the core, and raises intrinsic questions about the nature of birth and renewal, fear and isolation. Subverting the received gender roles to darkly comic and disturbing effect, the play charts Ed and Lisa's personally fraught experience at the behest of an NHS labour ward. Penhall expertly weaves an acutely funny and emotionally charged sequence of eve
Table of contents
Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Premiere Cast Information; Characters; Act One; Scene One; Scene Two; Scene Three; Scene Four; Act Two; Scene One; Scene Two; Scene Three; About the Author; eCopyright
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