House & Garden: Two Plays

by Alan Ayckbourn

Book Overview

Two dazzling new interconnected plays from the acclaimed author of Communicating Doors.

Two plays -- designed to be performed simultaneously and involving the same characters -- set in the same English country house on the same cloudy August day, are Alan Ayckbourn's vehicle for a sharp and hilarious scrutiny of the destructive nature of human behavior and emotions. Friends, neighbors, and hired help are gathered in preparation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0571205933
• ISBN13: 9780571205936
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.9" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Compensation for the bland...

As much as the plays "House" and "Garden" lack in moral lessons or even strong plot, they more than make up in idea. Written to be performed at the same time in adjoining theatres, House and Garden give viewers a great two evenings out. This is a excellent community or educational theatre project!