Hughes Plays:1: Digging for Fire , New Morning , Halloween Night , Love and a Bottle (Contemporary Dramatists) (Vol 1) [Paperback]

Declan Hughes (Author)

Book Description

Series: Contemporary Dramatists | Publication Date: January 8, 1998

One of the preeminent Irish playwrights of his generation, published on the Methuen list alongside great contemporary Irish playwrights such as Sebastian Barry and Tom Murphy

Includes his widely acclaimed plays, Digging for Fire "Savagely comic account of a disastrous, booze-fuelled college reunion" (Daily Telegraph), New Morning "This is one of those rare plays that really does have you on the edge of your seat, frantic to know what is going to happen next" (Daily Telegraph), Halloween Night "Declan Hughes's compelling darkly funny reunion drama…has supernatural overtones but a very human message" (Evening Standard); Love in a Bottle (after George Farquhar) "Hughes's dialogue drips with sexual juices…a raunchy treat" (Time Out).

Love in a Bottle and Digging for Fire won the Time Out Award in 1992

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Methuen Drama (January 8, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0413723801
• ISBN-13: 978-0413723802
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,298,240 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Declan Hughes is the author of the Ed Loy PI series: The Wrong Kind of Blood; The Colour of Blood; The Price of Blood/The Dying Breed; and All The Dead Voices. His books have been nominated for the Edgar, CWA New Blood Dagger, Shamus, Macavity and Theakston's Old Peculier awards, and The Wrong Kind of Blood won the Shamus for Best First PI Novel. Declan is also an award-winning playwright, and the co-founder and former artistic director of Dublin's Rough Magic Theatre Company. His latest novel is called City of Lost Girls.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!, June 18, 2000

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This review is from: Hughes Plays:1: Digging for Fire , New Morning , Halloween Night , Love and a Bottle (Contemporary Dramatists) (Vol 1) (Paperback)

Okay, I must say, "Love and a Bottle" is now my favourite play of all time. It is a brilliant work that pokes fun at the restoration period, English high society and at life (and love) in general. I recently got to see a production of it and it was fabulous! Digging for Fire is also great and even though I've not yet read the other two plays, I'm really looking forward to them. Add this great Irish playwright to your "must read" list!