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This second volume of Wesker's Collected Plays contains his One-Woman Plays: "Wesker is that rarity, a playwright who writes good, gritty parts for women" (Time Out) Yardsdale and Whatever Happened to Betty Lemon?: 'From his earliest plays, Wesker has always delineated women with understanding and sympathy. Both these qualities are present here ...; each character convinces one equally of the depth of her suffering and of the resilience of her spirit' Sunday Telegraph; The Mistress: 'Women as victims ...; traditional Wesker themes ...; wrapped up marvellously here and re-presented ...; a fascinating evening in the theatre' Kaleidoscope, BBC Radio 4; Letter to a Daughter: 'Wesker breaks new ground ...; a moving depiction of a doubt-ridden single mother ...; a finely crafted piece of theatre' Jewish Chronicle; Annie Wobbler: 'All three different characters are shown with an intensity of personal involvement which is where Wesker flourishes best' Sunday Telegraph; Four Portraits - of Mothers with Yardsdale won the #10,000 Georges Bresson prize."Arnold Wesker - the unique outsider in the British theatre" ObserverWesker, Arnold is the author of 'Plays:2 Annie Wobbler/Four Portraits--Of Mothers'Yardsale/Whatever Happened to Betty Lemon/the Mistress/Letter to a Daughter' with ISBN 9780413758408 and ISBN 0413758400.
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