[ebooks] One Man; Two Guvnors (Oberon Modern Plays) by Richard Bean in Arts-Photography

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To be or not to be? may be The Question; but it is not the only one. Hamlet; Part II; for example; answers a question about Hamlet that has plagued scholars; readers and play-goers for over four hundred years: What happened next? Prince Lear tackles yet another conundrum: What happened just before the start of King Lear; setting in motion the improbable events of Act I; scene 1? And in Fatal Loins; the question answered by the play is directly posed in the prologue: If Juliet and Romeo survive / Will their eternal passion stay alive?lsquo;I am no stranger to Shakespearean parodyhellip; but reading Pontac I am (only slightly) mortified to find that he can write cod Shakespeare much better than Peter Cook; Jonathan Miller; Dudley Moore or myselfrsquo; ndash; Alan Bennett; from the forewordlsquo;Perfect if you want something intelligent and hilarious to stage; perhaps with students. Each play is an accomplished; laugh-aloud Shakespeare parody.rdquo; ndash; Susan Elkin; The Stagelsquo;Highly amusinghellip; These works may be short; clearly designed to fit into a slot in 30 minutes or so; but the quality of the writing and intelligence of the playwright shines throughhellip; It is greatly to be hoped that a stage producer decides to take an option on these plays; as well as commissioning many more since they would surely delight any discerning theatrical audiencersquo; - British Theatre Guidelsquo;a phenomenally intelligent and perfectly crafted trio of Shakespeare trilogies.. A delightfully witty and entertaining collectionrsquo; - Buzz Magazine