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Some Voices Pale Horse - (Modern Plays) (Paperback)

Some Voices Pale Horse - (Modern Plays) (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Joe Penhall belongs to the new wave of dramatists that has flooded British theatre with exciting work in recent years . . . I have a hunch that his might prove the more enduring talent (Daily Telegraph) <p/><br>Some Voices: 'The most thrilling playwriting debut in years. . .The writing is razor-sharp, sensitive, quietly eloquent, full of the touchingly drab poetry of lost lives' (Sunday Times); Pale Horse: 'His second Court play is as compelling and extraordinary as his first . . .as taut, tight and atmospheric as Macbeth' (Observer)</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Pale Horse is the story of Charles, who, disillusioned by the sudden death of his wife, propels himself into a world of urban alienation and self-destruction in an attempt to assuage the private demons which haunt him.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Award-winning writer Joe Penhall was described by The<br>Financial Times as 'one of the finest playwrights of his generation.' His debut<br>at the Royal Court, Some Voices, won the John Whiting Award for best new play.<br>His National Theatre play <i>Blue/Orange </i>won an Olivier Award, an Evening<br>Standard Award and the Critics Circle Award for Best Play. Joe wrote and<br>produced the BAFTA winning BBC serial Moses<br>Jones and his feature film of Some Voices starred Daniel Craig and<br>premiered in competition at the Cannes Film festival . This was followed<br>by <i>Enduring Love</i>, also starring Daniel Craig, based on Ian McEwan's<br>novel; and his adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel, <i>The Road</i>, starring<br>Charlize Theron and Viggo Mortensen, which premiered in competition at the<br>Venice Film Festival in 2009.</p>

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