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Steven Berkoff has been variously described as controversial, thrilling, electric and dynamic. A Renaissance man of the theatre, he is known equally for his writing, directing and acting.

Collecting together nineteen one-act plays, this volume presents never-before-published material. Abusive, shocking and endlessly surprising, these sharply written pieces showcase Berkoff's trademark controversy, black humour and dramatic dialectics.

Themes that haunt much of his work are present: his luxurious verbosity; his counterpoint of crude street-patter and elegiac proclamation; sex wars; class wars; dislocation and abandonment of love in a thankless and unyielding world. The selection of plays allows the performer and reader to experience Berkoff's fluid anarchic poetry at its most profane within the complete and pithy structure of the one-act play.

Established plays such as The Biblical Tales (which enjoyed success in their 2010 run at the New End Theatre, Hampstead) stand alongside previously unpublished material, giving the range of Berkoff's work full expression, from his established thematic concerns to his new and unseen work.

Perfect for student and amateur performances, this volume contains a full introduction by Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

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  • Title Steven Berkoff: One Act Plays
  • Author Steven Berkoff
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publication date 2012-12-06
  • ISBN 9781408182475 / 1408182475
  • Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.7 x 5.1 x 1 in (19.56 x 12.95 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Theatrical Aspects
  • Category Plays / Drama
  • Library of Congress subjects One-act plays, English drama - 21st century
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2012545406
  • Dewey Decimal Code 822.914

About the author

Steven Berkoff was born in Stepney, London. After studying drama and mime in London and Paris, he entered a series of repertory companies and in 1968 formed the London Theatre Group. His plays and adaptations have been performed in many countries and in many languages. Among the many adaptations Berkoff has created for the stage, directed and toured, are Kafka's Metamorphosis and The Trial, Agamemnon after Aeschylus, and Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher. He has directed and toured productions of Shakespeare's Coriolanus also playing the title role, Richard II, Hamlet and Macbeth, as well as Oscar Wilde's Salome.

Geoffrey Colman works as a professional acting coach in Theatre, Film and TV, having been Professor/Head of Acting at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama for many years. http: //www.geoffcolman.com

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