Patrick Marber's Closer
Closer emerged as one of the most successful plays of the 1990s, and one with a continuing afterlife through the academy award nominated film adaptation in 2004. Although the work of dramatists such as Sarah Kane and Mark Ravenhill initially attracted the most critical and academic attention, Patrick Marber's Closer had long West End and Broadway runs. The play has since gone on to repeat this success in over 30 other countries.
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Patrick Marber's Closer
Closer emerged as one of the most successful plays of the 1990s, and one with a continuing afterlife through the academy award nominated film adaptation in 2004. Although the work of dramatists such as Sarah Kane and Mark Ravenhill initially attracted the most critical and academic attention, Patrick Marber's Closer had long West End and Broadway runs. The play has since gone on to repeat this success in over 30 other countries.
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Patrick Marber's Closer

Patrick Marber's Closer

by Graham Saunders
Patrick Marber's Closer

Patrick Marber's Closer

by Graham Saunders

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Overview

Closer emerged as one of the most successful plays of the 1990s, and one with a continuing afterlife through the academy award nominated film adaptation in 2004. Although the work of dramatists such as Sarah Kane and Mark Ravenhill initially attracted the most critical and academic attention, Patrick Marber's Closer had long West End and Broadway runs. The play has since gone on to repeat this success in over 30 other countries.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780826492487
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 05/01/2008
Series: Modern Theatre Guides
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.28(d)

About the Author

Graham Saunders is Lecturer in Theatre Studies at the University of Reading, UK. He is author of Love Me or Kill Me: Sarah Kane and the Theatre of Extremes (Manchester University Press, 2002).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
1. Background and Context
2. Analysis and Commentary
3. Production History
4. Workshopping Closer
Timeline 1989-1999
Further Reading
References
Index

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