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In this absurdist comedy two lovers - a playwright and his lead
actress - escape to a discreet and charming Parisian hotel, conjured
from a desert landscape. As the walls, door and crimson curtains of
Room 322 materialise around them, a fumbling of fastenings ensues. But
they soon discover they're not the only couple intent on escaping from
reality. . .
actress - escape to a discreet and charming Parisian hotel, conjured
from a desert landscape. As the walls, door and crimson curtains of
Room 322 materialise around them, a fumbling of fastenings ensues. But
they soon discover they're not the only couple intent on escaping from
reality. . .
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.
In this absurdist comedy two lovers - a playwright and his lead
actress - escape to a discreet and charming Parisian hotel, conjured
from a desert landscape. As the walls, door and crimson curtains of
Room 322 materialise around them, a fumbling of fastenings ensues. But
they soon discover they'r...
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Michael Frayn's award-winning plays include Alphabetical Order, Make and Break and Noises Off, all of which received Best Comedy of the Year awards, while Benefactors was named Best Play of the Year. Other recent works include Democracy, the fourteenth of his plays, and Copenhagen, winner of numerous awards including the Evening Standard and Critics' Circle Best Play Awards 1998. In 2006 Donkeys' Years was revived on the West End thirty years after its premiere.
Michael Frayn's award-winning plays include Alphabetical Order, Make and Break and Noises Off, all of which received Best Comedy of the Year awards, while Benefactors was named Best Play of the Year. Other recent works include Democracy, the fourteenth of his plays, and Copenhagen, winner of nume...
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