Product Description

A young lawyer's involvement in her first case leads her through the criminal justice system, which is cracking at the seams. The text of this play was extensively revised by the author for the National Theatre's revival of the play and performance of the entire trilogy in Autumn 1993.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #101577 in Books
• Published on: 2002-03-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 92 pages

Customer Reviews

What an interesting read for an A level text
I was very surpised to find how believable and easy-to-follow this play was, compared to the usual rubbish you have to read for English Literature. A brilliant play about the English legal system and the prison service etc, it really opened my eyes. Read this book if you have a slight interest in law, but don't want to read about it in legal terminology. It's good to see how Hare portrays outsiders in his play, whether it be Gerard, Sandra or Irina. It's also worth noting the continuous change in scenes which adds to the themes of the play.

An exciting but challenging read!
I have recentley read this book inconjunction with my English combined, A level. I found the book confusing at times with it jumping from scene to scene in places, however this adds to the overal atmosphere and ambience. The play is overal very enjoyable and once you've become familiar with the style the play makes sense and as mentioned is relativley good. I would recomend that anyone who enjoys a challenging but worthwhile read to purchase a copy!

Quite liked this.
This is pithy, gritty stuff - the characters expertly written, baring their souls on the page. The play is full of agonisingly true-to-life points, the dialogue meaningful rather than snappy. The play is not quite hopeful, but not quite despairing either. Very well-written.