Stephen Jeffreys Livres

A guide to playwriting from the author of The Libertine.

Set in a large old house in London, the story centers on four eclectic roommates: Sherry, an aspiring comedienne; Paul, a pop music journalist; his girlfriend Marion; and Howard, who critiques capitalism under Thatcher. Their harmonious life is disrupted when a developer offers a lucrative buyout, leading to intense debates about real estate and their ideals. As discussions shift from music and dreams to financial negotiations, the characters confront the realities of their situation and the impact of money on their relationships and values.

London, 1966: In the dilapidated workshop of Chapel and Sons--an ailing family business specializing in the manufacture of billiard tables--three generations conspire against each other for control of a firm which might yet be turned into a goldmine as the white heat of the technological revolution approaches.

A sexually charged comedy by the award-winning playwright, about the life of debauched Restoration poet the Earl of Rochester, and his relationship with actress Elizabeth Barry.The Libertine tells the story of the Earl of Rochester, friend and confidant of Charles II and the most notorious rake of his age. He was an anti-monarchist Royalist, an atheist who converted to Christianity and a lyric poet who revelled in pornography. The play centres on the moment his cynicism is confounded when he falls in love in earnest.Thoroughly modern in its attitude to Rochester's sexual indulgence, the play is also a thrillingly convincing portrait of the period and an accomplished comedy of manners.Commissioned and directed by Max Stafford-Clark for Out of Joint, The Libertine was first performed on tour and at the Royal Court Theatre alongside the Restoration comedy, The Man of Mode, which offers another, contemporary view of Rochester. Stephen Jeffreys is the author of A Going Concern, The Clink and Valued Friends, which won him the Evening Standard Most Promising Playwright Award. He also adapted A Jovial Crew for the RSC.

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A selection of the best work of Stephen Jeffreys. Included here are his first big success, Valued Friends, The Clink, A Going Concern, and Jeffreys' smash- hit, The Libertine. Rounding off the volume are two previously unpublished plays: Interruptions, and a short autobiographical monologue, Finsbury Park.