The Dearly Beloved
by Philip Osment

The Dearly Beloved Book Cover
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What readers are saying

Readers find the play effective with believable characters and a well-paced script. However, some see it as employing a predictable plot device that detracts from the overall experience.

Effective character developmentWell-paced scriptPredictable plot device

Synopsis

When a successful London television producer returns to his rural hometown, his arrival heralds suffering and domestic turmoil in this sensitive and compelling depiction of varying family relationships.-4 men

Press Reviews

"Exceptionally poignant, and there is no mistaking the overall richness of this play. Osment's penetrating observation of character and heartening generosity of spirit mark him out as a dramatist of exceptional and distinctive promise."

— Daily Telegr

Publication

PublisherSamuel French
Year1993
BindingPaperback
Pages110
PlaceLondon
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780573017469
ISBN-100573017468
LCCN94161774
LCCPR6065.S58 D4 1993
DCC822/.914

The Dearly Beloved is a British play written by Philip Osment and published by Samuel French in London (1993).

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Samuel French · 1993 · 110 pp

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