Bartlett Plays: 1 av Mike Bartlett

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This first collection of Mike Bartlett''s plays showcases the adroit expertise and flair of a writer known for laser-sharp political comment, tight dialectics and needlingly real characters.<i>My Child </i>is a gut-wrenching exploration of the lengths a father will go to to have access to his child. The play creates a violent world where good intentions count for very little, and offers an incisive, honest look at what it means to be a good parent.<i>Contractions</i> is an ink-black comedy about work and play: Emma''s been seeing Darren. She thinks she''s in love. Her boss thinks she''s in breach of contract. The situation needs to be resolved. <i>Artefacts</i> depicts a father-daughter reunion which, after 16 years, crosses between the world of a British teenager and an Iraqi expert in antiquity, and is complicated by the ambivalent gift of a precious Mespotamian vase. <i>Cock </i>is a punchy play which takes a playful, candid look at one man''s sexuality and the difficulties that ari