Chimps
Will be published approx. on 6. May 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-85459-877-6 (ISBN)
Description
A blisteringly funny black comedy about the perils awaiting any unsuspecting home-owner.
A young couple settling into their new home are visited by two door-to-door salesmen whose nightmare sales pitch threatens the very foundation of their life together.
Simon Block's play Chimps was first staged at Hampstead Theatre, London, in July 1997.
This revised edition of the play was published alongside the Liverpool Playhouse revival in 2005.
A young couple settling into their new home are visited by two door-to-door salesmen whose nightmare sales pitch threatens the very foundation of their life together.
Simon Block's play Chimps was first staged at Hampstead Theatre, London, in July 1997.
This revised edition of the play was published alongside the Liverpool Playhouse revival in 2005.
Reviews / Votes
'Like David Mamet, Block's observations and the strung-out tension as Mark and Stevie struggle to sort out their differences in the jaws of a brilliantly sprung trap is thrillingly unbearable' * Independent * 'Gripping, fast, darkly comic and blessed with terrific dialogue' * Daily Telegraph * 'A savage cautionary tale' * Guardian *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
110 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85459-877-6 (9781854598776)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Previous edition
Person
Simon Block is a playwright and screenwriter. His work for theatre includes: Not a Game for Boys (Royal Court); Chimps, Hand in Hand and Everything is Illuminated (Hampstead Theatre); A Place at the Table (Bush Theatre); and 1/25th of the National Theatre Chain Play (National Theatre).
His work for television includes: North Square (Channel 4); Trust (BBC1); The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall (Channel 4); Casualty 1909 (BBC1); The Eichmann Show (BBC 2); Home Fires (ITV).
Work for radio includes: Breathe In Breathe Out and The Pool (BBC Radio 4).
His work for television includes: North Square (Channel 4); Trust (BBC1); The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall (Channel 4); Casualty 1909 (BBC1); The Eichmann Show (BBC 2); Home Fires (ITV).
Work for radio includes: Breathe In Breathe Out and The Pool (BBC Radio 4).