Not a Game for Boys
Published on 1. November 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-1-85459-234-7 (ISBN)
Description
A razor sharp comedy about three cabbies competing in a local table tennis league. As the evening progresses, deeper rivalries emerge.
Reviews / Votes
'Block's finest achievement is to show how ridiculous these men are without belittling them or destroying your sympathy for them' * Financial Times * 'His writing is compassionate, observant, and, as a bonus, shot through with humour' * Sunday Express *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
97 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85459-234-7 (9781854592347)
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Schweitzer Classification
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).