Conor McPherson Plays: One (NHB Modern Plays)

Four plays from the author of The Weir, with a foreword by the author. The plays in this volume - three monologues and a three-hander - were all written while Conor McPherson was in his twenties. This Lime Tree Bower A poignant and gripping tale told through three interlinking monologues. Winner of a Thames TV Award, a Guinness/National Theatre Ingenuity Award and the Meyer Whitworth Award. St Nicholas An eccentric, teasing yarn involving a cynical and jaded drama critic falling for a beautiful young actress. Rum and Vodka A young Irishman with a drink problem tells of three momentous days in his life when his drab nine-to-five existence is obliterated in an escapist binge which threatens to engulf him. The Good Thief A 45-minute monologue following the misfortunes of a petty criminal whose conscience beats him up when he becomes involved in a bungled kidnap. Winner of the Stewart Parker Award. Revised edition with new Foreword by the author. 'the finest playwright of his generation' - New York Times