Quartet & Equally Divided

Informationen zum Autor Ronald Harwood came to England from South Africa in 1951 and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He was an actor for seven years! and began writing in 1960. Since then he has written numerous plays for the stage! including 'After the Lions'! 'Tramway Road'! 'Interpreters'! 'Another Time'! 'Quartet'! 'Equally Divided' and 'Mahler's Conversion'! and an adaptation of Chekhov's 'Ivanov'. He also wrote the screenplay for the film of his West End and Broadway hit! The Dresser ! which received five Academy Award nominations! including one for Best Screenplay! and the screenplay for The Pianist ! the Palme d'Or-winning movie directed by Roman Polanski. Klappentext .Equally Divided begins shortly after the funeral of Edith and Renata's mother. Edith! severe! embattled! unmarried! has sacrificed her life to nurse the bedridden old woman. Renata! glamorous and married several times! has spent her life doing what she pleases. Zusammenfassung . Equally Divided begins shortly after the funeral of Edith and Renata's mother. Edith, severe, embattled, unmarried, has sacrificed her life to nurse the bedridden old woman. Renata, glamorous and married several times, has spent her life doing what she pleases.

Vorwort
A volume containing Ronald Harwood's works Quartet and Equally Divided - two plays from one of Britain's finest playwrights.

Autorentext
Ronald Harwood came to England from South Africa in 1951 and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He was an actor for seven years, and began writing in 1960. Since then he has written numerous plays for the stage, including 'After the Lions', 'Tramway Road', 'Interpreters', 'Another Time', 'Quartet', 'Equally Divided' and 'Mahler's Conversion', and an adaptation of Chekhov's 'Ivanov'. He also wrote the screenplay for the film of his West End and Broadway hit, The Dresser, which received five Academy Award nominations, including one for Best Screenplay, and the screenplay for The Pianist, the Palme d'Or-winning movie directed by Roman Polanski.

Klappentext

.Equally Divided begins shortly after the funeral of Edith and Renata's mother. Edith, severe, embattled, unmarried, has sacrificed her life to nurse the bedridden old woman. Renata, glamorous and married several times, has spent her life doing what she pleases.