Product Description: Haunted Child by Penhall, Joe ( AUTHOR ) Dec-01-2011 Paperback - Penhall, Joe - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Product Description: The birth of their daughter should be one of the happiest days of Ed and Lisa's life. An NHS maternity ward and their somewhat unusual circumstances make for an unsettling and satisfyingly comic sequence of events that tests their relationship to the core, and raises intrinsic questions about the nature of birth and renewal, fear and isolation...read more

Product Description: In a London psychiatric hospital, an enigmatic patient claims to be the son of an African dictator - a story that becomes unnervingly plausible. An incendiary tale of race, madness and a Darwinian power struggle at the heart of a dying National Health Service, Blue/Orange premiered at London's Cottesloe Theatre in April 2000 and transferred to the West End in 2001...read more

A collection of plays by Joe Penhall, featuring 'Blue/Orange' and 'Dumb Show' and with an introduction and chronology.

''Qualms?' Oh yeah, sure, I have 'qualms'. Everybody has qualms. But I'll overcome them.' Ned reveals he's the brains behind a sophisticated military technology. It's only when the Ministry of Defence demands intellectual ownership that Ned begins to question himself, resisting the might of the weapons industry with frightening consequences.

Product Description: Barry's fifteen minutes of infamy are overdue, and when laughter's your living . . . that's no joke. Courted at the end of his show by bankers John and Jane, Tv star Barry believes he is to get the 5-star treatment that he deserves...read more

Product Description: "Joe Penhall belongs to the new wave of dramatists that has flooded British theatre with exciting work in recent years . . . I have a hunch that his might prove the more enduring talent" (Daily Telegraph)Some Voices: 'The most thrilling playwriting debut in years...read more

Product Description: One of a series of drama texts published to coincide with theatrical premieres of new plays and translations.

Product Description: 4M, 1W | SOME VOICES focuses on Ray, a young schizophrenic trying to reassimilate after a spell in a mental hospital. He is sent to live with his overworked brother where he is happy until he falls in love. When Ray finds himself increasingly frustrated by a maladjusted community and an illness he'll never control, events spiral toward inevitable tragedy...read more

Product Description: Book by Joe Penhall

Product Description: "Joe Penhall belongs to the new wave of dramatists that has flooded British theatre with exciting work in recent years . . . I have a hunch that his might prove the more enduring talent" (Daily Telegraph)Some Voices: 'The most thrilling playwriting debut in years...read more