Before Robert Shearman wrote for Doctor Who - or wrote books of award-winning short stories - he was best known for his comedies for the stage. His plays trod a fine line between domestic farce and bizarre absurdism, showcasing the lives of ordinary flawed people thrown into impossible and fantastical situations.
Big Finish is proud to present a selection from his best-known work: from the macabre Easy Laughter, winner of the Sunday Times Playwriting Award, to his sci-fi comedy Binary Dreamers, winner of a Royal National Theatre prize and Fool to Yourself, directed by Alan Ayckbourn. By turns all seven plays are odd, disturbing, heartbreaking, and very, very funny.
THE PLAYS:
Easy Laughter
White Lies
Fool to Yourself
Binary Dreamers
Knights in Plastic Armour
Inappropriate Behaviour
Shaw Cornered
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- Cover Art by Xanna Eve Chown
- Executive Producer Nicholas Briggs Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Written by Robert Shearman
- Project Editor Xanna Eve Chown
- Product Format: hardback (large)
- Duration: 512 minutes
- Physical Retail ISBN: 978-1-84435-542-6
- Digital Retail ISBN: n/a
- Production Code: BFPBKROBCC
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Paul Darrow - You're Him, Aren't You?
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Caustic Comedies (Leatherbound)
