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