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Brilliant Adventures
Author(s): Alistair Mcdowall (Author)
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
- Publication Date: 7 May 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 132 pages
- ISBN-10: 1472507045
- ISBN-13: 9781472507044
Book Description
After his unbalanced brother Rob introduces him to a wealthy out-of-towner they’re thrown into a dangerous world that threatens to tear the brothers apart and unleash the power inside his invention.
Brilliant Adventures is a fast paced tale of brotherhood, addiction and breaking the laws of physics.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Remarkable young writing talent … there is a convincing tang of lived experience in the evocation of a practically lawless pocket of the north-east — Alfred Hickling ―
Guardian Published On: 2013-05-14Foul-mouthed and violent and very funny with it, this world premiere Bruntwood Prize-winner is a hugely entertaining black comedy sci-fi thriller – and there aren’t many of those around … a rollercoaster of a play that packs one surprise after another … the writing is extremely assured, very mature, highly inventive, packed with good lines and brilliantly plotted — Alan Hulme ―
Manchester Theatre AwardsAny really great play breaks stereotypes … this takes them apart. — Charlotte Keatley ―
BBC Front RowAlistair McDowall’s fascinating debut – which won a Judges Award in the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting in 2011 – plays by its own rules… note the name Alistair McDowall. He’s a writer to watch. — Dominic Maxwell ―
The Times Published On: 2013-05-15
