The Composer Plays

By David Pownall

Book Overview

Includes the plays Master Class, Elgar's Rondo, Music to Murder By and Elgar's Third

The creative artist in conflict with destructive external pressures and corrosive internal tensions is a recurring theme in David Pownall's meticulously crafted plays. Master Class was first performed at the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester before transferring to the Old Vic; Elgar's Rondo was performed by the RSC at Stratford-upon-Avon in 1993, and at the Barbican Centre. Elgar's Third, winner of the Sony Gold Award, was first performed on BBC Radio 3 in 1994; Music to Murder By was first performed by the Paines Plough theatre company.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1870259416
• ISBN13: 9781870259415
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.1"