Ridley Plays 1

This volume contains Ridley's first three plays which heralded the arrival of a unique and disturbing voice in the world of contemporary drama. They are seminal works in the development of the 'in yer face' theatre that emerged in Britain during the mid-1990s.The three plays here all manifest Ridley's vivid and visionary imagination and the dark beauty of his outlook. They resonate with his trademark themes: East London storytelling moments of shocking violence memories of the past fantastical monologues and that strange mix of the barbaric and the beautiful he has made all his own.<br/><br/><br/><br/><i><b>The Pitchfork Disney </b></i>was Ridley's first play and is now seen as launching a new generation of playwrights who were unafraid to shock and court controversy. This unsettling dreamlike piece has surreal undertones and thematically explores fear dreams and story-telling. <br/><br/><br/><br/><b><i>The Fastest Clock in the Universe</i></b> is a multi-award-winning play which caused a sensation when it premiered at Hampstead Theatre in 1992. An edgy and provocative drama it is now regarded as a contemporary classic.<br/><br/><br/><br/><b><i>Ghost from a Perfect Place </i></b>is a scorchingly nasty blend of comedy spectacle and terror where a monster from the past meets the monsters of the present. <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>The volume contains the definitive version of the plays plus an extended and updated introduction and three monologues (B<i>loodshot Angry</i> and <i>Voosh</i>) published here for the first time.