Brian Friel: Brian Friel Plays 1 [2001] paperback ZFTRA The book that sparked a

The book that sparked a national conversation

once a lovely town

inevitable climax

'A totally original comedy writer' Michael Palin

Brian Friel: Brian Friel Plays 1 [2001] paperback ZFTRA The book that sparked aWith the production of Philadelphia, Here I Come! in 1964, Brian Friel established his claim to be the true heir of such distinguished predecessors as Yeats, Synge, O'Casey and Beckett. Since then his work has consistently demonstrated that his strength is an equal awareness of the conditions of individual lives and the historical and political forces affecting them. The plays in this first volume (Philadelphia, Here I Come!, The Freedom of the City,