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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

FORMAT: Paperback

ISBN: 9781350089648

RRP: £10.99

PAGES: 64

PUBLICATION DATE:
July 27, 2018

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The Greatest Play in the History of the World

Ian Kershaw

What is it that you would want to be preserved for eternity?A man wakes in the middle of the night to discover that the world has stopped.Through the crack in his bedroom curtains he can see no signs of life at all…other than a light in the house opposite where a woman in an oversized Bowie T-shirt stands, looking back at him.The Greatest Play in the History of the World is a beautifully constructed love story, set on Preston Road and also in space and in time. Presented as a monologue for one actor, it asks profound questions with deepest sincerity whilst simultaneously balancing the human quest for meaningful connections.This edition was published to coincide with the play’s run at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh in summer 2018 starring Julie Hesmondhalgh.

Reviews of The Greatest Play in the History of the World

'The Greatest Play in the History of the World… is that theatrical rarity: a play which lives up to its name.' * Helen Nugent, Northern Soul, November 2017 * Squashed full of exquisite observation, replete with revealing detail and heart-breaking beauty…Hesmondhalgh is flawless * Northern Soul * Richly textured…brilliantly observed (and very funny)…Julie Hesmondhalgh is nothing short of astonishing * UnrestricedViews *

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Ian Kershaw

Ian Kershaw is a writer for theatre, radio and television. His theatre credits include Cinderella (The Duke’s Playhouse), Star Cross’d and Candyland (Oldham Coliseum) and Get Ken Barlow (Watford Palace Theatre). For television he has been a writer for hit shows such as Cold Feet, Death in Paradise, Shameless, Holby City, Casualty, Doctors and Eastenders.