Tom Stoppard Plays 1: The Real Inspector Hound, Dirty Linen, Dogg's
The author rounds off his brief introduction, giving the genesis of each piece, with the comment: 'The role of the theatre is much debated (by almost nobody, of course), but the thing defines itself in practice first and foremost as a recreation. This seems satisfactory'. Leading off is The Real Inspector Hound, the ultimate country-house whodunnit; Dirty Linen moves a Whitehall farce to Parliament Square; Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth subverts Shakespeare; and After Magritte explains the inexplicable.
Author: Tom Stoppard
Format: Paperback, 224 pages, 124mm x 198mm, 180 g
Published: 1996, Faber & Faber, United Kingdom
Genre: Drama Texts, Plays & Screenplays
Description
The author rounds off his brief introduction, giving the genesis of each piece, with the comment: 'The role of the theatre is much debated (by almost nobody, of course), but the thing defines itself in practice first and foremost as a recreation. This seems satisfactory'. Leading off is The Real Inspector Hound, the ultimate country-house whodunnit; Dirty Linen moves a Whitehall farce to Parliament Square; Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth subverts Shakespeare; and After Magritte explains the inexplicable.
Tom Stoppard Plays 1: The Real Inspector Hound, Dirty Linen, Dogg's