Fred's Diner
By (Author) Penelope Skinner
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oberon Books Ltd
15th August 2012
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
822.92
Paperback
120
Width 130mm, Height 210mm
127g
In Freds American Diner on a busy English motorway, people dream of better lives. Youll find friendly staff and get service with a smile, but not far beneath lies a deadly secret. Penelope Skinners new play serves up a beautifully plotted, blackly comic thriller that gives an unsettling portrayal of the darker reaches of intimate relationships.
"'Stylish, neatly crafted, great fun to watch - Skinner's verbal adroitness is always joyful' - Telegraph 'When [this] immensely sparky play began, one cracking line following the next, I would never have guessed that two hours later we'd be sitting in shaken silence - a triumph' - Sunday Times 'Skinner's dialogue has verve and a sharp-edged humour' - Observer 'A moving and discomfiting piece that leaves a dark stain on the memory' - The Times"
An award winning playwright, Penelope Skinners plays include Fucked, Scarlet's Circus, 1 in 5, Scratch. She has also written The Old Road: A Man in Black Mystery for BBC Radio 7 and The Art Room, a graphic novel. Her play The Village Bike (Royal Court Theatre) won the George Devine Award in 2011.