The Crimson Hotel And Audience

Synopsis

And, Audience

In this absurdist comedy two lovers - a playwright and his leadactress - escape to a discreet and charming Parisian hotel, conjuredfrom a desert landscape.

As the walls, door and crimson curtains ofRoom 322 materialise around them, a fumbling of fastenings ensues.

Butthey soon discover they're not the only couple intent on escaping fromreality...

The Crimson Hotel has its world premiere at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London, on 25 July 2007.

The volume also features the one-act play, Audience, a delightful send-up which holds up a mirror to the outlandish behaviour and comedy inherent in every theatre audience.

Themes

• One-act plays, English
• PR6056.R3 C73 2007