Conor McPherson Plays: One (NHB Modern Plays)

Description of book

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