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.
This selection of David Edgar's dramatic work features three plays: Ecclesiastes, a late 1970s radio play; his acclaimed stage version of Nicholas Nickleby; and Entertaining Strangers, an English left-wing social drama.
A romantic comedy set in 1804. This title inhabits terrain somewhere between Jane Austen and Dickens with its self-centred middle classes, its nearby garrison and scheming low lives.
How Plays Work is both a masterclass for playwrights and playmakers and a fascinating guide to the anatomy of drama. In this revised edition, Edgar brings the book right up to date with analyses of many recent plays, as well as explorations of emerging genres and new innovations in playwriting practice.
NEW! from Longman School DramaThis compelling play makes Stevenson's classic pre-1914 novella accessible to pupils, whilst remaining faithful to the original prose, allowing them to fully engage with the plot and themes.
This volume contains the best of David Edgar's work from the seventies
A brand new adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic - one of the most loved short stories ever written. In one ghostly Christmas night, cold-hearted businessman Ebenezer Scrooge learns to pity himself and to love his neighbour - but is that enough? A brand new adaptation for the Royal Shakespeare Company of the Christmas classic.
Based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic horror story.
Starting with international peace brokers playing simulation games on a university campus, David Edgar's intensely political play spirals upward and outward to present a situation of real conflict over bloodily unresolvable life-and-death issues.
It's a summary of the novel and it's created to students specially from Spain.
The newest play by one of England's leading playwrights.