Product Description

Set in 1945 during the hundred days that elapsed between victory in Europe and victory in Japan, "Touched" follows the fortunes of a group of women in a working-class suburb of Nottingham. First staged at Nottingham Playhouse in 1977 by the then Artistic Director, Richard Eyre, "Touched" was so successful it transferred to the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 1981 in a new production by William Gaskill. Both productions were praised to the skies, and the play's reputation is still high. It has been out of print for many years. This new edition is published 25 years after its premiere at the Court and coincides with a performance there as part of the theatre's 50th-Anniversary celebrations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2030245 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

Review
"Stephen Lowe's Touched triumphantly repays a second viewing. It is a beautifully written piece effortlessly linking the private and public worlds" Michael Billington, Guardian "Touched is truly identified with working people and a radical vision, unlike many contemporary plays for which the same claim is made" Time Out"

About the Author
Stephen Lowe was born in Nottingham in 1947 and went to Birmingham University. After six years of odd jobs, he joined Alan Ayckbourn's company in Scarborough, where his fist play was staged, 'Comic Pictures', in 1976. Over a dozen stage plays followed. In recent years he has written mainly for television.