{"product_id":"steven-berkoff-one-act-plays-paperback","title":"Steven Berkoff: One Act Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Berkoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven Berkoff has been variously described as controversial, thrilling, electric and dynamic. A Renaissance man of the theatre, he is known equally for his writing, directing and acting. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollecting together nineteen one-act plays, this volume presents never-before-published material. Abusive, shocking and endlessly surprising, these sharply written pieces showcase Berkoff's trademark controversy, black humour and dramatic dialectics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThemes that haunt much of his work are present: his luxurious verbosity; his counterpoint of crude street-patter and elegiac proclamation; sex wars; class wars; dislocation and abandonment of love in a thankless and unyielding world. The selection of plays allows the performer and reader to experience Berkoff's fluid anarchic poetry at its most profane within the complete and pithy structure of the one-act play. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEstablished plays such as \u003ci\u003eThe Biblical Tales \u003c\/i\u003e(which enjoyed success in their 2010 run at the New End Theatre, Hampstead) stand alongside previously unpublished material, giving the range of Berkoff's work full expression, from his established thematic concerns to his new and unseen work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for student and amateur performances, this volume contains a full introduction by Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven Berkoff was born in Stepney, London. After studying drama and mime in London and Paris, he entered a series of repertory companies and in 1968 formed the London Theatre Group. His plays and adaptations have been performed in many countries and in many languages. Among the many adaptations Berkoff has created for the stage, directed and toured, are Kafka's \u003ci\u003eMetamorphosis \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Trial\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAgamemnon after Aeschylus\u003c\/i\u003e, and Poe's \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the House of Usher\u003c\/i\u003e. He has directed and toured productions of Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eCoriolanus \u003c\/i\u003ealso playing the title role, \u003ci\u003eRichard II\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHamlet \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as Oscar Wilde's \u003ci\u003eSalome\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Colman \u003c\/b\u003eworks as a professional acting coach in Theatre, Film and TV, having been Professor\/Head of Acting at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama for many years. http: \/\/www.geoffcolman.com\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220213416185,"sku":"9781408182475","price":44.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/pJmuWN4VNo9781408182475.webp?v=1768174484","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/steven-berkoff-one-act-plays-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}