Plays: One
- 416 pages
- 15 hours of reading
This volume contains the best of David Edgar's work from the seventies
David Edgar Books
February 26, 1948
David Edgar is an English playwright whose work is deeply rooted in a family tradition of theatre. From a young age, he demonstrated a profound interest in writing plays and the theatrical world. His plays often grapple with contemporary social and political issues, exploring them with a keen understanding of human nature. Edgar's dramatic style is recognized for its intellectual depth and its ability to draw audiences into the complex questions of our time.
The Shape of the Table
- 94 pages
- 4 hours of reading
1989. An Eastern Bloc government on the brink of collapse. As the old regime retreats, former political prisoners join banned writers around the negotiating table... The Shape of the Table is part of David Edgar's post-Cold War trilogy of plays, which also includes Pentecost and The Prisoner's Dilemma. Witty and informative, this play is both an intensely topical account of what actually went on in the corridors of power and a timeless analysis of revolution in action. In particular the play explores not only the challenge of seizing power, but also the difficulty of relinquishing it. The Shape of the Table was first performed at the National Theatre, London, in 1990.
A humane scientist attempts to explore the most loathsome forces of evil behind the doors of his London laboratory