Five Finger Exercise
by Peter Shaffer
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Readers have mixed feelings about the play, with some appreciating its exploration of a dysfunctional family and its dark undertones. Others find it dated and reminiscent of its 1950s origins, which may not resonate well with modern audiences. Overall, many acknowledge its complexity and depth despite some criticisms about relevancy.
Synopsis
The first stage success from the author of Equus and Amadeus, this taut family drama centers on a young German student who, coming to England to tutor the daughter of well-to-do family is drawn into the various individual dramas of these fractured, isolated people.2 women, 3 men
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Five Finger Exercise is a British play written by Peter Shaffer and published by Samuel French in London (1958).
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Samuel French · 1958 · 98 pp
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