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A Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes - (Modern Plays) by Marcus Gardley (Paperback)

A Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes - (Modern Plays) by  Marcus Gardley (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This fresh take on Molière's <i>Tartuffe</i>, set in a world of fast-food tycoons and megachurches is a wicked new comedy that rocks the foundations of trust, faith and redemption.<b></b><br/>Given just days to live, multi-millionaire Archibald Organdy rejects costly experimental treatment and opts to face his end surrounded by his loving family. However, things could be about to change.<br/>Arriving in Atlanta the flamboyant Archbishop Tardimus Toof, a prophet, preacher and part-time masseur promises to absolve Archibald's sins and heal his disease. But his family suspects there's more to this healer than faith, virtue and snakeskin shoes.<br/>This programme text was published to coincides with the world premiere at the Tricycle Theatre, London, which opened on 8 October 2015.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Marcus Gardley</b> is a poet-playwright who was awarded the 2011 PEN/Laura Pels award for Mid-Career Playwright. His play <i>Every Tongue Confess</i> premiered at Arena Stage, Washington. His musical, <i>On The Levee</i>, premiered at LCT3/Lincoln Center Theater and was nominated for 11 Audelco Awards including outstanding playwright. His play, <i>And Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi</i>, was produced at The Cutting Ball Theater, San Francisco, and received the SF Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award nomination for outstanding new play. It is published in <i>The Methuen Drama Book of Post-Black Plays</i>. <i>The House That Will Not Stand</i>, a critical success which premiered at the Tricycle Theatre, London, in 2014, was published by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama.

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