Synopses & Reviews
"One of the joys of his intensely lyrical writing is its close observation of the idiosyncracies of his characters, and a deeply felt sense of their struggle, however frustrated it may be, to move beyond the limitations imposed on them by their history."—Irish Times
Shot through with warmth, humor, and a perceptive intelligence, this first collection by Anthony Minghella brings together his key early plays, the winner of the 1986 Plays and Players Best Play Award, Made in Bangkok, Whale Music, A Little Like Drowning, and Two Planks and a Passion.
Synopsis
Shot through with warmth, humor, and a perceptive intelligence, this first collection by Anthony Minghella brings together his key early plays.
Synopsis
Anthony Minghella's writing "sets a standard of emotional truth and clarity so sublimely high that everything around it looks stale, flat, tawdry and obvious"—
The TimesWhale Music is: "genuinely tender, poignant and spikily anti-amle all at once" (Daily Mail); A Little Like Drowning "makes you laugh, makes you cry and makes you think" (Guardian); Two Planks and A Passion "is one of the best new plays I have seen in the past decade" (Financial Times)
Table of Contents
Whale music -- A little like drowning -- Two planks and a passion -- Made in Bangkok.