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The Well & Badly Loved

By Ben Webb

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The Well & Badly Loved

By Ben Webb

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This collection of short plays is a passionate response to the effect of Clause 28 on the artistic and social language of a generation. The plays dance between intimate details and the big, historical picture, telling the story of a love affair from three different angles. Each piece is formally inventive & draws on a rich history of gay and queer theatre practice, whilst innovatively pushing the form forward. This collection includes: So Little of You Left - This begins as a traditional poetry reading and rapidly disintegrates into physical theatre, combining poetry, children's games, physical risk & bold imagery to tell the story of a love affair from start to finish. So Little details the marks that love leaves on our bodies. His Spread Legs - One year later. Tom, alone in his flat in the early hours, begins to speak. A haunting and heartbreaking monologue, inspired by the biblical Song of Songs, excavating the relationship between love, language and identity. The Actor Has Told of His Pain - In this final installment, the two lovers from So Little meet again and a third character - another ex - helps to give shape to the stories they have been telling each other. A three-act play with a queer twist, about the act of leaving and being left, and coming to terms with the end of the world.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
66
Release Date:
2012-03-13
Publication Date:
2012-03-13
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1849431701
ISBN13:
9781849431705
Weight:
94 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
210 cm
Thickness:
4 cm
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