Laura Wade Plays 2

Posh; Home, I'm Darling; The Watsons; Kreutzer vs. Kreutzer

Laura Wade author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:1st Oct '20

£19.99

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The second collection of work by Olivier award-winning playwright Laura Wade includes satirical cult sensations Posh and The Watsons, West End hit Home, I'm Darling (Best New Comedy, Olivier Awards 2019), and the previously unpublished play for voices Kreutzer vs Kreutzer.

The second collection of work by Olivier award-winning British playwright Laura Wade, bursting with her trademark satirical humour and her sharp, witty insight into gender and privilege. Posh (2010): the cult sensation which propelled Laura Wade onto the national stage and inspired the film The Riot Club (2014). Based on Oxford's real-life Bullingdon Club, the play unfolds during an evening of debauchery in an all-male elite student dining society. Kreutzer vs. Kreutzer (2010): a "play for voices" to be performed with an orchestra, re-imagining Tolstoy's The Kreutzer Sonata as an intimate two-hander. Home, I'm Darling (2018): a dark comedy about marriage and relationships, following one woman in the quest to be the perfect 1950s housewife. Winner of the 2019 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. The Watsons (2018): a sparkingly funny new take on the unfinished Jane Austen novel, catapulting the characters into a contemporary context whilst dealing with questions of authorship and writer's block.

A stunning play * The Guardian (on The Watsons) *
Jane Austen’s unfinished novel bursts onto the stage in Wade’s brilliantly funny take * Metro (on The Watsons) *
An amusing, affecting, inspiring evening of soft gingham and hard truths * The Times (on Home, I'm Darling) *
Superb * The Stage (on Home, I'm Darling) *
Excellent. Jane Austen has never been quite as much fun * The Times (on The Watsons) *
Laura Wade’s depiction of wealth and privilege is savagely funny * Time Out (on Posh) *
Beautifully observed, very funny * Evening Standard (on Posh) *

ISBN: 9781350189096

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416 pages