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]]>Richard Bean delves into to fascinating and little-explored pieces of history.
THE BIG FELLAH
Set in an IRA safe-house in New York’s The Bronx, this story about a young NY fireman recruited to the cause spans three turbulent decades: from Bloody Sunday to 9/11.
“One moment you’re exploding with mirth at its sly abrasive wit, the next it’s choking the laughter out of your throat”
-Time Out
“What is excellent about the play is the way it explores historical change through individual lives”
-Guardian
“This fine dramatist has a tremendous gift for examining serious issues with bracing black humour… The characterisation is sharp, the craic often hilariously funny”
-Daily Telegraph
PITCAIRN
What if you could start everything again from scratch? That’s what Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian tries to do in this gripping island story. On a remote island, with his fellow sailors and their Tahitian lovers, he attempts to build a society of equals. A Lord of the Flies adventure for adults, and based on a little-known true story.
“Lucid. Haunting. Savagely comic. I can’t stop thinking about it”
-The Independent
“A rip-roaring tale, rich in metaphorical resonance”
-Daily Telegraph
“Exciting. Bean dares to tackle big themes with thought-provoking fizz”
-The Observer
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