In the 1990s playwright Anthony Neilson garnered a reputation for
hard-hitting, morally disturbing plays that saw him labelled as one
of the 'In Yer Face' dramatists who emerged from that decade. This
second volume of plays showcases the comic, surreal and gloriously
off-kilter side of his more recent work. Edward Gant's Amazing
Feats of Loneliness! (Theatre Royal, Plymouth, 2002) mixes
Victorian melodrama with a catalogue of grotesque comic tales; The
Lying Kind (Royal Court, 2002), a black farce set at Christmas
involving two hapless policeman who must break news of tragedy to
an elderly couple, 'often reduced much of the audience to tears of
laughter' (Financial Times). Produced originally for the 2004
Edinburgh International Festival, The Wonderful World of Dissocia
wowed critics and audiences alike. A hugely original play inspired
by Alice in Wonderland, it is both magical and moving and confirmed
Neilson as one of the major voices in contemporary British Theatre.
Realism premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival in 2006.
It follows the life of one man during an ordinary day but veers off
to become a deliriously surreal trip inside his wayward
imagination. It was described by the Guardian as a 'bold and
utterly distinctive all-singing, all-dancing show, like nothing
else you'll ever see'.
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