- Paperback: 72 pages
- Publisher: Samuel French Ltd; First Thus? edition (1 Oct 1976)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0573016003
- ISBN-13: 978-0573016004
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.4 x 0.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,541,398 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'It is no barrier to the enjoyment of Michael Frayn's 1975 comedy that the kind of newspaper cuttings library in which it takes place has been superseded by digital archives The great virtue of this enlightened comedy is that it transcends the technological revolution to deal with eternal verities.' Michael Billington, Guardian, 22.4.09 'Michael Frayn's sweet-natured comedy about an endangered regional newspaper raises wry chuckles 34 years on from its first performance The play is a sentimental and prescient protest against those who prioritise efficiency and profit margins over human beings Its quasi-philosophical homage to the art of cataloguing information has arguably become more interesting over the intervening years, an inadvertent prophecy of the triumphant age of Google.' Claire Allfree, Metro, 23.4.09 'Frayn studs his script with typically wry, philosophical one-liners that slip easily off his over-analytical characters' tongues. And their goal, at first murky, turns out to be survival itself.' Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 23.4.09 'Alphabetical Order proves poignant as well as funny. It also seems astonishingly prescient Frayn's fictional paper's fate eerily mirrors the current acute anxiety in the newspaper business where long established titles are collapsing with alarming frequency.' --Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph, 23.4.09
Michael Frayn's delightful 1975 newspaper cuttings-library comedy. --Michael Coveney, Independent (23.4.09) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Michael Frayn's delightful 1975 newspaper cuttings-library comedy. --Michael Coveney, Independent (23.4.09) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Winner of the Evening Standard Best Comedy Award after its long run at the Hampstead Theatre and on the West End in 1975, Alphabetical Order is set in the library of a provincial newspaper where battle is joined between the forces of order and chaos, between arid organisation in the person of the new library assistant, Leslie, and humane confusion in the person of Lucy, the much-loved resident librarian. Drawing on his experience as a journalist, Frayn draws his gallery of characters with the hilarious accuracy which can only come from first-hand experience. This edition features the author's revised version of the script presented at the Hampstead Theatre in April 2009.
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This is an excellent play which is designed to be seen and heard rather than read but I'm frankly baffled by the somewhat excentric one star rating given by another reviewer here. Michael Frayn is a great writer and playwrite who deserves a much better hearing than that. This 5 star rating will redress the balance. Incidentally - check out his novel 'Spies' which is a a richly rewarding read.
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I had to read this book for a-level drama it has to be one of the worst things I could of possibly picked up. It was a waste of time for me and I was no impressed what so ever.
It begins with Lesley a new character entering into this diabolical library filled with clutter and junk and the play seems to be based about Lesley's growth over the play in the library. However; it seemed to have no set progression a lot of it was people shouting out random cutting comments. I was utterly confused and lost and by the end of the play I had no idea what I had just read. I was utterly lost. The end of the play is both confusing and bizarre it seems to have gone from A - B within seconds. The characters have both mental problems and underlying problems with their lives and Lesley seems to be the only sane person within the play. I would never recommend reading this book unless you are looking to waste both time and money on something which is very very confusing. I couldn't make heads or tails of this play. Feel free to your own opinion but that is mine.
It begins with Lesley a new character entering into this diabolical library filled with clutter and junk and the play seems to be based about Lesley's growth over the play in the library. However; it seemed to have no set progression a lot of it was people shouting out random cutting comments. I was utterly confused and lost and by the end of the play I had no idea what I had just read. I was utterly lost. The end of the play is both confusing and bizarre it seems to have gone from A - B within seconds. The characters have both mental problems and underlying problems with their lives and Lesley seems to be the only sane person within the play. I would never recommend reading this book unless you are looking to waste both time and money on something which is very very confusing. I couldn't make heads or tails of this play. Feel free to your own opinion but that is mine.
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