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'There are few stage authors writing more interestingly than Mark Ravenhill... He is - it is now yet more evident - a searing, intelligent, disturbing sociologist with a talent for satirical dialogue and a flair for sexual sensationalism.' Financial Times; Shopping and Fucking: 'is a darkly humorous play for today's twenty-somethings... a real coup de theatre' Nicholas de Jongh, Evening Standard; Faust: '...an intelligent and witty reappropriation of the legend... alive, pertinent and disturbing' Michael Coveney, Observer; Handbag: '...combines urban grit with sly wit, and reveals Mark Ravenhill as a writer of real daring' Daily Telegraph; Some Explicit Polaroids: 'laudably ambitious, pulsates with energy... very funny' Financial Times
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"Ravenhill has more to say, and says it more refreshingly and wittily, than any other playwright of his generation" Time Out "There are few stage authors writing more interestingly than Mark Ravenhill ...He is - it is now yet more evident - a searing, intelligent, disturbing sociologist with a talent for satirical dialogue and a flair for sexual sensationalism." - Financial Times Shopping and Fucking: "is a darkly humorous play for today's twenty-somethings ...a real coup de theatre" - Nicholas de Jongh, Evening Standard Faust: "...an intelligent and witty reappropriation of the legend ...alive, pertinent and disturbing" - Michael Coveney, Observer Handbag: "...combines urban grit with sly wit, and reveals Mark Ravenhill as a writer of real daring" - Daily Telegraph Some Explicit Polaroids: "laudably ambitious, pulsates with energy ...very funny" - Financial Times
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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If you like shocking and witty Theatre, this is a fantastic collection of some 'In Yer Face' Plays. I am currently studying Performing Arts and I found this collection a challenging and enjoyable read. 'In-Yer-Face Theatre' by Alex Sierz is also a good read for students as it analyses and makes reference to a few of the plays in the Book.
13 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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It is fantastic to have all of these plays in one book. Each one is a gem, a dark gem at that. It catalogues Ravenhill's controversial debut with Shopping and F***ing - a tale of drugs, consumerism, scepticism and love in a disposable world. Very refreshing and witty. Handbag examines the role of parenting in this age of diverse sexualities, with everything from biological engineering to sperm banks - nothing is left untouched. Again, darkly humourous with searing wit. Faust puts the famous philosopher in the modern day - he arrives in Los Angeles as a major celebrity and appears on a number of chat shows, a very intelligent juxtopposition of time, just see what happens when Faust is introduced to virtual reality - what a philosophical can of worms. Over all, this is a fantastic collection of very witty, dark, humourous and intellectual plays. Each page should have the word 'genius' stamped on it.
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Lingering and disturbing
13 Aug 2004
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Mark Ravenhill, in the '90s, was one of the playwrights responsible for re-invigorating English, if not British, drama in what became known as in-yer-face theatre. These are not your average "let's talk about our relationship" plays, but try to enter the heart of what it is to live in the post-cold war world of economics and super-mediation. Some of the plays upon first reading may disappoint with a kind of elusiveness combined with superficial shock - but try again. On the stage as well as on the page these plays chisel away at our certainties and begin to help us understand the nature of humanity in recent times.
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