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And Things That Go Bump In The Night
by Terrence Mcnally
Why we like it
"'And Things That Go Bump In The Night' by Terrence McNally turns the mundane into the macabre, reminding us that the ordinary can be eerily unsettling."
From: Horror & Supernatural ScriptsSynopsis
THE STORY: The play is about fear and negation.
Ruby is its hero, Sigfrid and Grandpa its conscience, Clarence and Lakme its victims.
It is also a play about choice: the choice of evil, which is a constant, over chaos, which is not necessarily a go
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"Bizarre in style, yet filled with an arresting immediacy and perceptiveness, the brilliant and highly imaginative play deals with a strange, intriguing family which has barricaded itself away in a cellar, seeking sanctuary from the fearsome, sinister world “outside.” Led by Ruby, the mother, they lure others to their lair to be seduced and taunted and ultimately destroyed—just as they, in turning so violently from life, must inevitably bring on their own destruction as well. “…the most impressive new American play I have seen this season…” —Village Voice. “…serious, ambitious, daring, often verbally brilliant…"
— Minneapolis Tribune
Publication
Publisher Dramatists Play Service
Year 1969
Binding Paperback
Edition Not Indicated
Pages 72
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822200468
ISBN-10 0822200465
LCC PS3563.A323 A59 1994
And Things That Go Bump In The Night is a American play written by Terrence Mcnally and published by Dramatists Play Service (1969).
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