Plays for the Poor Theatre: Saliva Milkshake / Christie in Love / Heads / Skinny Spew / Gum and Goo

by Howard Brenton

These five short plays date from Brenton's early involvement in such 'shoestring' groups as Portable Theatre. They are deliberately intended for the 'poor theatre' - as relevant today as when they were first written - since each play requires a small cast and minimal set, yet yields maximum theatricality.

Christie in Love , Gum and Goo , Heads and The Education of Skinny Spew , were all first staged in 1969. The Saliva Milkshake was first staged in 1975.

104 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 2 out of 5]

Saliva Milkshake gets **** the rest of the collection is inventive but forgettable.

[Dhwani Vij · Rating 2 out of 5]

apart from saliva milkshake, rest is so forgettable.