DOC The Time of My Life: A Righteous Brother's Memoir by Bill Medley in Arts-Photography

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This volume contains Ridleys 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 Ridleys 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 Ridleys 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.