Peter and Alice

by John Logan

Overview

A remarkable new play from the acclaimed playwright (Red) and screenwriter (Gladiator, Skyfall), starring Judi Dench in its world premiere.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849434744
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/23/2013
Series:	Oberon Modern Plays
Pages:	72
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

John Logan received the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critic Circle and Drama League awards for his play Red. This play premiered at the Donmar Warehouse in London and at the Golden Theatre on Broadway. Since then Red has had more than 200 productions across the US and has been presented in over 30 countries. He is the author of more than a dozen other plays including Peter and Alice, I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers and Never the Sinner. He also co-wrote the book for the musical The Last Ship. As a screenwriter, Logan has been three times nominated for the Oscar and has received a Golden Globe, BAFTA, WGA, Edgar, and PEN Center award. His film work includes Skyfall, Spectre, Hugo, The Aviator, Gladiator, Rango, Alien: Covenant, Genius, Coriolanus, Sweeney Todd, The Last Samurai, Any Given Sunday and RKO 281. He created and produced the television series Penny Dreadful for Showtime.

Editorial Reviews

"Shattering in its intensity… the distressful, healing empathy which great theatre produces . If you are growing old, or love the old and recognise their youthfulness, it breaks your heart open" 5 stars. - The London Times

"Bold, daring theatre that is unquestionably touched by greatness." 5 stars. - Sunday Times

"A moving, 90-minute theatrical chamber piece about childhood, growing up and the pressure of literary immortality... a beautiful and searching play that will live long in the memory." - Telegraph

"Logan beautifully particularises the psychological trauma of two adults whose childhood selves were never allowed to grow up." - Metro

"Poetic and achingly wistful… Logan’s writing is filled with arresting images… rather beautiful." - Arts Desk

"Fascinating, deeply layered. Logan’s play is a painfully moving, tenderly sketched portrait of life’s challenges." - The Stage

"Simmering… fiction, memory and multi-way commentary seethe up against and amid one another." – Financial Times


"Shattering in its intensity… the distressful, healing empathy which great theatre produces . If you are growing old, or love the old and recognise their youthfulness, it breaks your heart open" 5 stars. - The London Times

"Bold, daring theatre that is unquestionably touched by greatness." 5 stars. - Sunday Times

"A moving, 90-minute theatrical chamber piece about childhood, growing up and the pressure of literary immortality... a beautiful and searching play that will live long in the memory." - Telegraph

"Logan beautifully particularises the psychological trauma of two adults whose childhood selves were never allowed to grow up." - Metro

"Poetic and achingly wistful… Logan’s writing is filled with arresting images… rather beautiful." - Arts Desk

"Fascinating, deeply layered. Logan’s play is a painfully moving, tenderly sketched portrait of life’s challenges." - The Stage

"Simmering… fiction, memory and multi-way commentary seethe up against and amid one another." – Financial Times

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