Brimstone And Treacle
by Dennis Potter

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Readers appreciate the depth and complexity of the narrative, finding it to provoke meaningful questions about morality and the human condition. Many praise its humor combined with darker themes, labeling it a timeless classic that's both enjoyable and thought-provoking.

Deep and thought-provoking narrative Humorous with dark themes Timeless appeal May be too unPC for some

Synopsis

This clever, disturbing, and controversial play revolves around Mr. and Mrs. Bates, a dull, middle aged couple whose only daughter, Pattie, has been reduced to a vegetable following a car accident.

Suddenly, a polite, helpful and clean cut but satanic young man walks into their lives with startling results.2 women, 2 men

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
Year 1986
Binding Paperback
Pages 51
Place London
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573016264
ISBN-10 0573016267
LCCN 89100635
LCC PR6066.O77 B74 1978
DCC 822/.914

Brimstone And Treacle is a British play written by Dennis Potter and published by Samuel French in London (1986).

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