lsquo;The four Tim Crouch plays contained in this volume make up one of the most important bodies of English-language playwriting to have emerged so far in the twenty-first century. Of course; wersquo;re less than a dozen years into it; so the statement is still a little on the cautious side; but I can think of no other contemporary playwright who has asked such a compelling set of questions about theatrical form; narrative content; and spectatorial engagement.rsquo; - Stephen Bottoms; University of LeedsIncludes the plays The Author; England;An Oak Tree and My Arm. My Armlsquo;...he is actually exploring on stage the nature of art and performance itself; taking risks in the processhellip; At these moments; Crouch is armed and dangerous.rsquo; - GuardianAn Oak Treelsquo;Pirandello for a modern audience and better. Itrsquo;s philosophy in action; playful and seriously thought-provoking.rsquo; - Independent on SundayENGLANDlsquo;hellip;created with rigorous; poetic economyhellip; ENGLAND belongs to that wonderful genre of thoughtful plays that could be discussed for hours without exhausting its ideas.rsquo; - New York TimesThe Authorlsquo;This is not audience participation; it is the audience at once being the theatre and interrogating it.rsquo; - Financial Times
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