Serious Money (Student Edition)
by Caryl Churchill

Name: Serious Money (Student Edition)
Brand: Caryl Churchill
SKU: 9780413771209
Rating: 2.98 (201 reviews)

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Medium Cast

Female

Male

British Comedy

Why we like it

"The 'Serious Money (Student Edition)' by Caryl Churchill maintains the original's sharp critique, making it accessible for aspiring actors and students."

From: Adult Content Plays for Mature Audiences

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about this play. While some appreciate the challenging nature of the text and its deep research into the English stock market, others find it difficult to engage with due to its complexity and style.

Intriguing subject matterWell-researchedUnique verse drama styleDifficult to read and engage with

Synopsis

"A breathless, exhilarating crash course in the low morality of high finance" Independent Serious Money is perhaps Caryl Churchill's most notorious play.

A satirical study of the effects of the Big Bang, it premiered at the Royal Court in 1987 and transferred to the West End.

Since then, it has prompted city financiers the world over to applaud and decry its presentation of their lives.

British Telecom refused to provide telephones for the Wyndham's production, writing to say that "This is a production with which no public company would wish to be associated".

This student edition contains a chronology of the playwright's life and work; an introduction giving the background to the play, a discussion of the various interpretations and notes on individual words and phrases in the text.

ThemesCapitalists and financiers--Drama Capitalists and financiers Finance Finance--Drama PR6053.H786 S47 2002