Plays 1: The Waters of Babylon / When is a Door Not a Door? / Live Like Pigs / The Happy Haven / Serjeant Musgrave's Dance

Arden Plays: 1: The Waters of Babylon, When is a Door not a Door?, Live Like Pigs, The Happy Haven, and Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (Methuen World Classics)

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Plays 1: The Waters of Babylon / When is a Door Not a Door? / Live Like Pigs / The Happy Haven / Serjeant Musgrave's Dance

Arden Plays: 1: The Waters of Babylon, When is a Door not a Door?, Live Like Pigs, The Happy Haven, and Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (Methuen World Classics)

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This first volume of Arden's dramatic work contains plays from the late fifties including The Waters of Babylon about political chancer Charles Butterthwaite at large in London; the one act industrial episode When is a Door not a Door; The Happy Haven, a comedy inspired by the painter Cranach about old age and rejuvenation; Live Like Pigs; "an amazing and lyrical play, beautifully poised between farce and tragedy" Michael Coveney and Serjeant Musgrave's Dance; "a spell-binding, mind-challenging drama that touches greatness" Michael Billington. "Arden is a giant of modern playwriting. He wrote on an epic scale that few have attained since, the plays tumble into action, and with vivid human response." (Dominic Dromgoole)

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Published August, 1978
ISBN 369692
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John Arden is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, John Arden enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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