Synopsis
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 A4 collector's edition is signed by Robert Shearman and is from a limited run of 300 hand-numbered books. Each story is prefaced with an introduction by the author and an original full page illustration by artist Fraser Geesin, plus cast photos, original production flyers and lots more...
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À propos de l'auteur
Tiny Deaths, Rob s first collection of short stories, was published by Comma Press in 2007. It won the World Fantasy Award for best collection, was shortlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize and nominated for the Frank O Connor International Short Story Prize. One of the stories from it was selected by the National Library Board of Singapore as part of the annual Read! Singapore campaign. Rob was one of the writers for the BAFTA award winning first series of the revived Doctor Who series starring Christopher Eccleston. His episode, Dalek, was runner-up for a Hugo Award, and his award-winning contributions to the audio range of Doctor Who released by Big Finishhave been broadcast on BBC Radio. Last Christmas saw the publication of the bestselling Doctor Who novel he co-wrote for BBC Books, The Storyof Martha. He also contributed to the second series of BBC1 s Born and Bred. In 2008 his short story project for BBC7, The Chain Gang, won him a Sony Award, and he provided a second series for them in 2009. Other stories have been broadcast by the BBC on Radio Three and Radio Four. His many plays for Radio Four, produced by Martin Jarvis, include Inappropriate Behaviour, Afternoons with Roger, Forever Mine, Towards the End of the Morning, Teacher s Pet and Odd.
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