Screen LibraryThe wife of Willesden : incorporating : The wife of Willesden's tale, which tale is preceded by The general lock-in and The wife of Willesden's prologue and followed by a retraction /
'Married five times. Mother. Lover. Aunt. Friend. She plays many roles round here. And never Scared to tell the whole of her truth, whether Or not anyone wants to hear it. Wife Of Willesden: pissed enough to tell her life Story to whoever has ears and eyes . . .' Zadie Smith's first t...
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Penguin Books,
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| Publisher Address: | [London] : |
| Publication Dates: | 2021. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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'Married five times. Mother. Lover. Aunt. Friend. She plays many roles round here. And never Scared to tell the whole of her truth, whether Or not anyone wants to hear it. Wife Of Willesden: pissed enough to tell her life Story to whoever has ears and eyes . . .' Zadie Smith's first time writing for the stage, The Wife of Willesden is a riotous twenty-first century translation of Geoffrey Chaucer's classic The Wife of Bath's Prologue, brought to glorious life on the Kilburn High Road. |
| Item Description: | "Presented by Kiln Theatre in association with Brent 2020, London Borough of Culture."--Page v. |
| Carrier Form: | xix, 109 pages ; 20 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780241471968 0241471966 |
| Index Number: | PR6069 |
| CLC: | I561.35 |
| Call Number: | I561.35/S664 |
| Contents: | Introduction: From Chaucerian to North Weezian (via Twitter) -- Dramatis personae -- The Wife of Willesden : The generallock-in -- The Wife of Willesdan's prologue -- The Wife of Willesden's tale -- A retraction -- About the author -- Acknowledgements. |