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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 812.54
EAN num: 9780802132321
ISBN number: 0802132324
Label: Grove Press
Manufacturer: Grove Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 320
Printing Date: January 13, 1994
Publishing house: Grove Press
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Few playwrights have explored as relentlessly as Christopher Durang the pain and confusion of everyday life-or made us laugh so uproariously at the results.
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very witty, very funny, very easy to read. Fanatastic plays for any A-Level and AS level assesment, or for monologues.
Truely exceptional.
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While bowing to David Ives, still, there is no more hysterical, poignantly funny playwright than Christopher Durang, who manages to elevate what would what appear to be slapstick to the heights of masterfully absurd wit. From the comically dark Nature and Purpose of the Universe to the only slightly lighter-shade-of-black Sister Mary Ignatius, During melds silly props, maniacal family members and erudite dialogue that makes it all seem that much richer. He doesn't rely on one joke, but may have three going at any given time.
Interesting, too, are the stage directions he includes with each of these six stories. It's fascinating to read how these plays have been presented, and how he prefers to see them presented. It's like being at the Dawn of Creation before man came along and screwed things up -- you get to know how the play should be in its purest form, and as a result you get more out of the reading.
And while it's been said before, Sister Mary Ignatius -- the doctrinaire, no-nonsense nun visited by her scarred-for-life former students -- is everything a comedic play should be. Except, perhaps, not long enough.
This is a book you can read literally in hours, but will probably turn to more than once.
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may i just say that christopher durang rules.....
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Christopher Durang is a master of humorous theatrical dialogue and staging. His humour feels great at first, but it will also stay in your mind for a very long time -- the jokes, although sometimes crude, are introduced with studied subtlety and style. This is not a cheap thrill with a bitter aftertaste; often, long after you read or see the play, you find yourself thinking about deeper meanings behind some of Durang's "jokes."
Although sex, dysfunctional families, strange nuns, and other Durangesque props help propel the humor, it is really Durang's brilliant dialogue and masterful presentation of scenes that is the impetus for laughter. A man with a dildo strapped to his forehead is not inherently funny. The stuffy captain of the Titanic triumphantly emerging with a dildo strapped to his forehead IS inherently funny. Durang has the playwright's skill to turn A into B; if his humour were just crude sexual references, it would fall flat.
This is great stuff, and always manages to make me smile, even after many rereadings. I just wish it were staged more often!
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chris durang is one of the most talented playwrights of this century. his biting wit and sarcasm make you think and make you laugh. his attack on the american family and catholism are so harsh you can't help but feel if you shouldn't be laughing .
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