Beggars In The House Of Plenty
by John Patrick Shanley

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45 mins Interior Set American

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"In his most autobiographical work to date, John Patrick Shanley takes on the demons and angels of the past that are never quite put to rest because they are family. Fast-paced, furious and unrelenting, this highly stylized play explores the myths and reality of an Irish-American family at war with itself. “…crackles with the energy of artists who are going places…a theatrical event not likely to recur anytime soon…In a breathless 90 minutes, 40 topsy-turvy years of family life flood across the stage.” —The New York Times. ”…Painfully funny…a memory play that is like Eugene O'Neill as seen through the eyes of a Tennessee Williams influenced by Eugene Ionesco.“ —New York Post. ”…funny and profoundly painful at the same time…a play to be seen more than once."

— Chelsea Journal

Publication

Year 1998
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822213000
ISBN-10 0822213001

Beggars In The House Of Plenty is a American play written by John Patrick Shanley and published by Dramatists Play Service (1998).

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