China Doll (TCG Edition)
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
China Doll (TCG Edition)
By (Author) David Mamet
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.
1st February 2016
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
812/.6
Physical Properties
Paperback
96
Width 136mm, Height 215mm
141g
Description
A major new work from the revered playwright of Glengarry Glen Ross.
This complex new work from celebrated playwright David Mamet revolves around a wealthy man, his young fiance, and an airplane. The man has just bought a new plane as a wedding present for the girl. He intends to go into semiretirement and enjoy himself.While in the process of leaving his office, andgiving last minute instructions to his young assistant, he takes onefinal phone call.
The new, widely anticipated play premieres on Broadway this fall, starring Tony andAcademy Award-winning actor Al Pacino, for whom the play was written. Pacino described the role of billionaire Mickey Ross as "one of the most daunting and challenging roles I've been given to explore in the theater" and declared, "it blew me away."
Author Bio
David Mamet's numerous plays include Oleanna, Glengarry Glen Ross (winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award), American Buffalo, Speed-the-Plow, Boston Marriage, November, Race and The Anarchist. He wrote the screenplays for such films as The Verdict, The Untouchables and Wag the Dog, and has twice been nominated for an Academy Award. He has written and directed ten films, including Homicide, The Spanish Prisoner, State and Main, House of Games, Spartan and Redbelt. In addition, he wrote the novels The Village, The Old Religion, Wilson and many books of nonfiction, including Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose and Practice of the Movie Business; Theatre; Three Uses of the Knife: On the Nature and Purpose of Drama and the New York Times bestseller The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture. His HBO film Phil Spector, starring Al Pacino and Helen Mirren, aired in 2013 and earned him two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Directing. He was co-creator and executive producer of the CBS television show The Unit and is a founding member of the Atlantic Theater Company.
