Description
Sure there's no end to the disasters that could choose to unfurl themselves on the world. The harvest is ripe in a Black Country pear orchard. Seasoned hands settle to familiar tasks and the ritual education of newcomers. But corrupted lands yields a bitter crop. The weather turns, friction mounts and pesticide begins to fall...
The harvest is ripe in a Black Country pear orchard. Seasoned hands settle to familiar tasks and the ritual education of newcomers. But corrupted lands yield a bitter crop. The weather turns, friction mounts, and pesticide begins to fall.
About the Author
David Rudkin's first play, Afore Night Comes, staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company in their 1962 experimental season, informed the Company's revolutionizing approach to the performance of Shakespeare. David writes for television, radio, and theatre.
Reviews
"A masterpiece" The Times "Not since Look Back in Anger has a playwright made a debut more striking than this" Kenneth Tynan, The Observer
Book Information
ISBN 9781840022391
Author David Rudkin
Format Paperback
Page Count 112
Imprint Oberon Books Ltd
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The harvest is ripe in a Black Country pear orchard. Seasoned hands settle to familiar tasks and the ritual education of newcomers. But corrupted lands yield a bitter crop. The weather turns, friction mounts, and pesticide begins to fall.
About the Author
David Rudkin's first play, Afore Night Comes, staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company in their 1962 experimental season, informed the Company's revolutionizing approach to the performance of Shakespeare. David writes for television, radio, and theatre.
Reviews
"A masterpiece" The Times "Not since Look Back in Anger has a playwright made a debut more striking than this" Kenneth Tynan, The Observer
Book Information
ISBN 9781840022391
Author David Rudkin
Format Paperback
Page Count 112
Imprint Oberon Books Ltd
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
