This volume contains Ridley's first three plays, which heralded the arrival of a unique and disturbing voice in the world of contemporary drama. They are seminal works in the development of the 'in yer face' theatre that emerged in Britain during the mid-1990s.The three plays here all manifest Ridley's vivid and visionary imagination and the dark beauty of his outlook. They resonate with his trademark themes: East London, storytelling, moments of shocking violence, memories of the past, fantastical monologues, and that strange mix of the barbaric and the beautiful he has made all his own.
The Pitchfork Disney was Ridley's first play and is now seen as launching a new generation of playwrights who were unafraid to shock and court controversy. This unsettling, dreamlike piece has surreal undertones and thematically explores fear, dreams and story-telling.
The Fastest Clock in the Universe is a multi-award-winning play which caused a sensation when it premiered at Hampstead Theatre in 1992. An edgy and provocative drama, it is now regarded as a contemporary classic.
Ghost from a Perfect Place is a scorchingly nasty blend of comedy, spectacle and terror where a monster from the past meets the monsters of the present.
The volume contains the definitive version of the plays, plus an extended and updated introduction and three monologues (Bloodshot, Angry and Voosh), published here for the first time.
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Ridley Plays 1
The Pitchfork Disney; The Fastest Clock in the Universe; Ghost from a Perfect Place
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Ridley Plays 1
The Pitchfork Disney; The Fastest Clock in the Universe; Ghost from a Perfect Place
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Slight
pause.
You
know
what?
I
don’t
think
you’re
even
fucking
out
there
any
more.
Yeah.
That’s
what
I
think.
So
.
.
.
goodbye.
Fuck
off.
I’ve
got
far
more
important
things
to
do
with
my
life
than
stand
here
trying
to
get
a
reaction
out
of
you.
Only
.
.
.
I’m
not
trying
to
get
a
reaction
out
of
you,
am
I?
Know
why?
Because
you
ain’t
fucking
there,
motherfucker,
you
ain’t
fucking
there.
And
how
can
I
get
a
reaction
out
of
something
that
is
not
fucking
there.
Tell
me
that.
Come
on.
Tell
me!
.
.
.
Tell
me!
.
.
.
Oh,
I’m
getting
angry
now.
302
Three
Monologues
from
Vault
Zero
Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Chronology
- Introduction
- THE PITCHFORK DISNEY
- THE FASTEST CLOCK IN THE UNIVERSE
- GHOST FROM A PERFECT PLACE
- Appendix: Three Monologues from Vault Zero
- Bloodshot
- Angry
- Vooosh!
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