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OverviewA Student Edition of Lucy Prebble's acclaimed 2012 play, which looks at two people on a clinical drugs trial and investigates questions around sanity, neurology, physical attraction and the possibilities of medicine. The edition includes commentary and notes by Paulette Marty, which look at the context around depression and anti-depressant medication; as well as delving into major questions posed by the play, such as ""is love real?"" and ""what is chemistry when applied to human beings?"". Her commentary also looks at the play in production, the implications of the playwright having written the roles for particular actors, and the opportunities that arise from the playwright encouraging future actors to ""mould the text around themselves"". Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ms Lucy Prebble , Paulette MartyPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Methuen Drama ISBN: 9781350367098ISBN 10: 1350367095 Pages: 120 Publication Date: 19 September 2024 Audience: Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Educational: Primary & Secondary Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsCHRONOLOGY COMMENTARY Context Depression and Dopamine Anti-depressant Medications Drug Trials Other Plays by Lucy Prebble Themes Is This Love Real? Can We Trust Our Feelings? Other Artists Chemistry Religious vs Materialist Views Laboratory vs Real World In Production Casting & the Implications of Writing for Particular Actors Critical Response PLAY TEXT NOTESReviewsA palpably intelligent [play] that proves ... that Prebble is one of the long line of dramatists who view medical practice with a rational scepticism. * Guardian * What makes The Effect so special is that as well as being a play of ideas, it is also deeply moving, both in its depiction of the giddy wonder of love, and also in its account of the terrifying wasteland of depression itself. * Daily Telegraph * Author InformationLucy Prebble's plays include The Sugar Syndrome (George Devine Award 2004 for Outstanding Debut Play and the TMA Award for Best New Play); Enron (Best New Play at the TMA Theatre Awards); and The Effect (Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play 2012). TV series include Secret Diary of a Call Girl. Lucy Prebble is the recipient of the 2004 Critics' Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright. Paulette Marty is Professor of Theatre Arts at Appalachian State University, USA. She teaches theatre history, play analysis, dramaturgy, directing and cross-disciplinary topics. She is the author of Contemporary Women Stage Directors: Conversations on Craft (Methuen Drama, 2019). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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