The Pochsy Plays

By Karen Hines

Book Overview

Beckett meets Betty Boop in this trilogy of monologues by Canadian cult heroine Pochsy, a nasty, vapid, utterly charming vixen. In Pochsy's Lips , she's in the hospital, convinced she's sick because she's got a squid where her heart should be. In Oh Baby , she's at the Last Resort, on holiday from her job packing mercury. And in Citizen Pochsy , our little minx is in the waiting room at an audit from hell. In The Pochsy Plays , Hines remodels and melds traditions like stand-up, absurdism, clowning and neo-cabaret to create some of the most original and cutting satire to hit the stage - and, now, the page. Walk a mile in her distressed calfskin boots as the dark and ditzy Pochsy garbles ad slogans, self-help mantras and desperate grabs at meaning into a postmodern pastiche that is hilarious and harrowing, sweet and bitter at the same time. With extensive photos and musical scores, and an introduction by Darren O'Donnell.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552451348
• ISBN13: 9781552451342
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Coach House Books
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.8"