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"The most remarkable playwright to come out of England since Osborne and Pinter..."
"If The Changing Room is Storey's most powerful drama, it is because he has found in sport his purest metaphor for the war of existence" -Time Magazine
"David Storey is a writer who genuinely extends the territory of drama"—Guardian
The Changing Room: "It's about exactly what it is: Storey offers us, with an unforced tenderness, the shifting moods of everyday experience…the scene is busy, purposeful and exhilerating. You'd never imagine realism could be this theatrical…The Changing Room takes you into its world in a way few plays achieve."—Independent on Sunday
"If The Changing Room is Storey's most powerful drama, it is because he has found in sport his purest metaphor for the war of existence" -Time Magazine
"David Storey is a writer who genuinely extends the territory of drama"—Guardian
The Changing Room: "It's about exactly what it is: Storey offers us, with an unforced tenderness, the shifting moods of everyday experience…the scene is busy, purposeful and exhilerating. You'd never imagine realism could be this theatrical…The Changing Room takes you into its world in a way few plays achieve."—Independent on Sunday
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120 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1972
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David Storey
85 books29 followersDavid Storey was an English playwright, screenwriter, award-winning novelist and a former professional rugby league player. Storey was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire in 1933, and studied at the Slade School of Art.
His first two novels were both published in 1960, a few months apart: This Sporting Life, which won the Macmillan Fiction Award and was adapted for an award-winning 1963 film, and Flight Into Camden, which won the Somerset Maugham Award. His next novel, Radcliffe (1963) met with widespread critical acclaim in both England and the United States, and during the 1960s and 70s, Storey became widely known for his plays, several of which achieved great success.
He returned to fiction in 1972 with Pasmore, which won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Award and was short-listed for the Booker Prize. Saville (1976) won the Booker Prize and has been hailed by at least one critic as the best of all the Booker winners. His last novel was Thin-Ice Skater (2004).
David Storey lived in London. He was married and had four children.
His first two novels were both published in 1960, a few months apart: This Sporting Life, which won the Macmillan Fiction Award and was adapted for an award-winning 1963 film, and Flight Into Camden, which won the Somerset Maugham Award. His next novel, Radcliffe (1963) met with widespread critical acclaim in both England and the United States, and during the 1960s and 70s, Storey became widely known for his plays, several of which achieved great success.
He returned to fiction in 1972 with Pasmore, which won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Award and was short-listed for the Booker Prize. Saville (1976) won the Booker Prize and has been hailed by at least one critic as the best of all the Booker winners. His last novel was Thin-Ice Skater (2004).
David Storey lived in London. He was married and had four children.
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August 11, 2020
Talk talk talk talk talk.
Not much plot. Loads of interchangeable characters.
The original Broadway production from the New York Times : “It is a play that commemorates a time, a place and a people. It offers an insight into a strange and revealing world.”
Not much plot. Loads of interchangeable characters.
The original Broadway production from the New York Times : “It is a play that commemorates a time, a place and a people. It offers an insight into a strange and revealing world.”
March 6, 2023
what was the point of reading this lets be honest x i like the scenery set up but like the story just wasnt giving like what is it actually about i dont know
July 18, 2016
Boring characters, and the plot went absolutely nowhere.
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