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PublisherOberon Design Books, The Limited

ISBN-101840029854

ISBN-139781840029857

eBay Product ID (ePID)99692637

Product Key Features

Book TitleSpur of the Moment

Number of Pages118 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicEuropean / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Publication Year2011

GenreDrama

AuthorAnya Reiss

Book SeriesOberon Modern Plays Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight4.5 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"Reiss's raw, edgy play deals with the impetuous passion of a pre-teen girl for her family's lodge... Reiss combines sardonic observation with confessional honesty.... "Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising," Cyril Connolly wrote; but I've a hunch Reiss has the strength to survive such dangerous labels. 3 stars"--Michael Billington, The Guardian "This is the most accomplished debut from a young playwright I've ever had the pleasure to see. A sharp-as-cat-claws drama, by a playwright who has only just sat her A-levels. The tyro playwright inhabits different generational mindsets with equal emotional fluency, wit and insight. Ignore the bland title - this is a fresh, funny and blistering indictment of the way we live, parent and grow to maturity now. Whether you're 17 or 70, go marvel. 4 stars"--Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph "A sharply observed, mightily impressive promising piece of work.... Reiss excels at showing the way that our actions betray our thought.... A distinctive and delightful debut"-- Dominic Maxwell, The Times "Vivid and spiky... Reiss' ear for dialogue is so sharp"--Susannah Clapp, The Observer "Wow! Writers over the lofty age of, say, 20 will find themselves weeping with envy. Anya Reiss, an 18-year-old A-Level student has produced a debut drama of astounding accomplishment"--Fiona Mountford, Evening Standard "A remarkably accomplished debut.... A startlingly sophisticated play"--Sam Marlowe, Time Out (London) "There is an amazing maturity about this debut... Reiss is a genuine discovery"-- Lloyd Evans, The Spectator, "Reiss's raw, edgy play deals with the impetuous passion of a pre-teen girl for her family's lodge. Reiss combines sardonic observation with confessional honesty. "Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising," Cyril Connolly wrote; but I've a hunch Reiss has the strength to survive such dangerous labels. 3 stars" -- Michael Billington, The Guardian "This is the most accomplished debut from a young playwright I've ever had the pleasure to see. A sharp-as-cat-claws drama, by a playwright who has only just sat her A-levels. The tyro playwright inhabits different generational mindsets with equal emotional fluency, wit and insight. Ignore the bland title this is a fresh, funny and blistering indictment of the way we live, parent and grow to maturity now. Whether you're 17 or 70, go marvel. 4 stars" -- Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph "Wow! Writers over the lofty age of, say, 20 will find themselves weeping with envy. Anya Reiss, an 18-year-old A-Level student has produced a debut drama of astounding accomplishment" -- Fiona Mountford, Evening Standard "A remarkably accomplished debut . A startlingly sophisticated play" -- Sam Marlowe, Time Out (London) "There is an amazing maturity about this debut Reiss is a genuine discovery" -- Michael Billington, The Guardian "Vivid and spiky... Reiss' ear for dialogue is so sharp" -- Susannah Clapp, The Observer "A sharply observed, mightily impressive promising piece of work . Reiss excels at showing the way that our actions betray our thought . A distinctive and delightful debut" -- Dominic Maxwell, The Times "A sharply observed, mightily impressive promising piece of work.... Reiss excels at showing the way that our actions betray our thought.... A distinctive and delightful debut" -- Dominic Maxwell, The Times, Reiss's raw, edgy play deals with the impetuous passion of a pre-teen girl for her family's lodge… Reiss combines sardonic observation with confessional honesty…. "Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising," Cyril Connolly wrote; but I've a hunch Reiss has the strength to survive such dangerous labels. 3 stars"—Michael Billington, The Guardian This is the most accomplished debut from a young playwright I've ever had the pleasure to see. A sharp-as-cat-claws drama, by a playwright who has only just sat her A-levels. The tyro playwright inhabits different generational mindsets with equal emotional fluency, wit and insight. Ignore the bland title -- this is a fresh, funny and blistering indictment of the way we live, parent and grow to maturity now. Whether you're 17 or 70, go marvel. 4 stars"—Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph A sharply observed, mightily impressive promising piece of work…. Reiss excels at showing the way that our actions betray our thought…. A distinctive and delightful debut"— Dominic Maxwell, The Times Vivid and spiky… Reiss' ear for dialogue is so sharp"—Susannah Clapp, The Observer Wow! Writers over the lofty age of, say, 20 will find themselves weeping with envy. Anya Reiss, an 18-year-old A-Level student has produced a debut drama of astounding accomplishment"—Fiona Mountford, Evening Standard A remarkably accomplished debut…. A startlingly sophisticated play"—Sam Marlowe, Time Out (London) There is an amazing maturity about this debut… Reiss is a genuine discovery"— Lloyd Evans, The Spectator

Grade FromSixth Grade

Dewey Decimal822.92

Synopsis12 year old Delilah enjoys High School Musical, swim parties and ogling the lodger. Whilst her parents throw verbal grenades at one another, they barely notice their 21 year old tenant starting to notice her. The debut play by Anya Reiss, written when she was seventeen, it looks at the distance between close family relations and a young girl on the brink of adolescence., Winner of 2010 Evening Standard Charles Wintour Award For Most Promising Playwright, of the 2010 TMA Award for Best New Play and Winner of 2011 Critics Circle award for Most Promising Playwright. This play looks at the distance between close family relations and a young girl on the brink of adolescence.

LC Classification NumberPR6118