Poor Beck
By (Author) Joanna Laurens
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oberon Books Ltd
31st December 1999
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
822.92
Paperback
64
Width 130mm, Height 210mm
An ambitious, poetic reworking of the story of Myrrah from Ovid's Metamorphosis, Poor Beck is a rich exploration of love, language and the senses. Poor Beck is Laurens' third play. The Three Birds, won her the Critics' Circle Most Promising Playwright Award and the Time Out Award for Most Outstanding new talent, and Five Gold Rings opened at the Almeida Theatre in December 2003.
Joanna Laurens' first play, The Three Birds, won her the Critics' Circle Most Promising Playwright Award and the Time Out Award for Most Outstanding New Talent.