Firstly an enthralling close up of the demons which drive compulsive gambler Then one of his best plays of sexual politic Lastly a drama set in a country house outside London on the eve of Labour's historic landslide in 1945. Three plays by multi-award winning playwright, Patrick Marber.[...]

A new version of a world classic by one of Britain's best-known contemporary playwrights After Miss Julie relocates August Strindberg's Miss Julie (1888) to an English country house in July 1945. In this radical re-imagining of theatre's first "naturalistic tragedy" the events of Strindberg's origin[...]

Follows pottery teacher Cate Blanchett as she enters into an affair with one of her students, causing upheaval in both her personal and professional life.[...]

"Closer", emerges as one of the successful plays of 1990s, and one with a continuing afterlife through the academy award nominated film adaptation in 2004. This guide provides a comprehensive critical introduction to the play, giving students an overview of the background and context; analysis of th[...]