Elton Plays: 1
by Ben Elton

Name: Elton Plays: 1
Brand: Ben Elton
SKU: 9780413736703
Rating: 4.02 (59 reviews)

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Highlights

British Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the witty and satirical nature of Ben Elton's plays, particularly praising the collection which includes 'Gasping', 'Silly Cow', and 'Popcorn'. Many find that his style successfully addresses deeper themes while still being entertaining, though there are some mixed feelings about the raunchiness of his dialogue.

Witty and satirical dialogueEngaging themes and storiesConsistently good playsOutstanding 'Popcorn'Some find dialogue needlessly raunchy

Synopsis

Ben Elton's plays in one volume for the first time

Gasping: ". .

an often hilarious satire on yuppiedom, advertising and corporate greed" (Daily Telegraph); ". .

the sharpest futuristic comedy since Henceforward, and the best Green comedy since The Good Life was young."(Financial Times).

Silly Cow: "It has an ingenious plot.

another perfect occasion for a Ben Elton satire on the modern world.

(Financial Times).

Popcorn: "An enjoyable, intelligent, thought-provoking play" (Independent); "It thrills on stage precisely because it adopts the sick humour, sickening violence and downright sexiness of the Stone-Tarantino school of film-making that Elton is satirising" (Evening Standard).