Brownbread and War: Two Plays

By Roddy Doyle

From the Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, two plays set in the north Dublin suburb of Barrytown

From novelist and screenwriter Roddy Doyle come these two colorful plays. both set in the North Dublin suburb of Barrytown. In Brownbread, three young men kidnap a bishop but soon come to realize--when the U.S. Marines invade--that their brilliant adventure is nothing more than a colossal mistake. War is set at the Hiker's Rest, a pub where two trivia addicts meet every month to answer questions posed by Denis trhe quizmaster who hates wrong answers and shoots to kill. These earthy, exuberant works show why The New York Times Book Review says Doyle's "versatility and brio...may shock the neighbors, but...you can't take your eyes off him."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140231153
• ISBN13: 9780140231151
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Excellent plays by an excellent writer

Brownbread is a play about a trio of young lads (trying desperately to be hooligans, but a little too kind at heart to succeed) who kidnap a bishop. What starts as almost a lark turns into an international incident, but there is lots of fun to be had before the play resolves. A wonderful characterization of the Irish temperament, and excellent character parts for young men. War is about the serious competition to win a pub quiz, while dealing with the mundane life of job, wife and home. Both (I'm sure) would be outstanding productions for any adventurous theatre group.