Mystery of Irma Vep and Other Plays

Name: Mystery of Irma Vep and Other Plays
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ISBN: 9781559361736

ISBN-10: 1559361735

ISBN-13: 9781559361736

Edition: 2001

Authors: Charles Ludlum, Tony Kushner

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Artistic director, playwright, director, designer and star of New York's acclaimed Ridiculous Theatrical Company, the late Charles Ludlam ransacked theatrical and literary history in an evolutionary quest for a modern art of stage comedy. His more than 30 plays are among the most thought-provoking entertainments in the modern repertoire. As Ludlam himself put it, "This is farce, not Sunday school." Collected here for the first time are Ludlam's most famous and celebrated works for the stage: The Mystery of Irma Vep: Ludlam's most famous play, this is a hilarious send up of Daphne de Maurier, Jane Eyre and Victorian cross dressing. Camille: based on La Dame aux Camelias, with Ludlam in the…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 271
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.65" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Tony Kushner is Professor in History and director of the Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations at the University of Southampton.



A Fan's Foreword



Charles Ludlam: A Brief Life



The Mystery of Irma Vep: A Penny Dreadful


Galas: A Modern Tragedy


Stage Blood


Camille: A Tearjerker, A Travesty on La Dame aux Camelias



Bluebeard: A Melodrama in Three Acts