num_pages: 224
description: 'Love and sex are like it's not what you say that matters, still less what you mean, but what you do. Patrick Marber understands this perfectly, and in Closer he has written one of the best plays of sexual politics in the it is right up there with Williams' Streetcar, Mamet's Oleanna, Albee's Virginia Woolf, Pinter's Old Times and Hare's Skylight.' The Sunday Times"Patrick Marber's searing follow-up to Dealer's Choice establishes him as the leading playwright of his generation." Independent on SundayThis Student Edition comes complete with a full introduction, plot synopsis, commentary, discussion of the film version, bibliography and questions for study. It is the perfect edition for anyone studying the play at school or college.
language: English
title: Closer
titlecomplete: Closer (Student Editions)
genres: Fiction, Plays, 20th Century, Theatre, Classics, Media Tie In, Contemporary, British Literature, Drama, Romance
ratings_count: 4763
places: London, England
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Laurence Olivier Award
category: Best New Play, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Evening Standard Award
category: Best Comedy
publisher: Methuen Drama