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A
DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG
by Peter Nichols
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First performed at the Citizens Theatre,
Glasgow on 9th May 1967, directed by Michael Blakemore. Most
recently A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG was produced at the Roundabout
Theatre, New York in a production which received four Tony Award
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Bri is a young teacher. Sheila is his wife. Joe Egg
is the name given by Bri and Sheila to their disabled child,
Joe. To make their lives more bearable they have eveolved an
elaborate series of fantasy games about Joe. Yet ten years of
devotion to Joe has caused terrible strains on their marriage
and when Bri finds an opportunity of allowing her to die, he
takes it. He sees this as the only sensible solution to the child's
- and their own - misery. The attempt fails; Joe's living death
will continue. |
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Although its themes are deeply serious, A DAY IN
THE DEATH OF JOE EGG, is a biting, ironic comedy. It is a
work of enormous theatrical effectiveness and compassion. |
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'an unmistakeably great play...a modern classic'
Charles Spencer, The Daily Telegraph |
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'one of the classic postwar comedies'
Michael Billington, The Guardian |
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'a play built to endure...it does that astoundingly
radical thing: tries to tell the truth'
Benedict Nightingale, The Times |
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'a groundbreaking work that retains an undiminished
capacity to disconcert'
Paul Taylor, The Independent |
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For script enquiries, please contact Lisa
Foster at lisa@alanbrodie.com
www.alanbrodie.com |
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© Alan Brodie Representation 2002 |
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