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   i  \n臣    5c   日F    737LCK     苦     S  \n# Knuckle\n\nDAVID HARE  \nDavid Hare's latest play-his wittiest and most assuredyet -combines surrealism and satire in a breathlesslyfast-moving plot when Curly Delafield,mercenary soldierand gun-runner,returns to Guildford to find out what hashappened to his sister Sarah...  \nMichael Billington said of the play in the Guardian:'It's the kind of play I welcome on the West End stage:anattempt to use a pop format,in this case the hard-edgedMickey Spillane thriller,as a vehicle for moral comment...the play is consistently entertaining and,with pleasingirony,uses a commercial stage to attack the degradationof the profit motive.'  \nThe play first opened at the Comedy Theatre,Londonon 4 March 1974 with Edward Foxin the leading role.  \nPaper covers &1.Jacket photograph by D  \n# BRITISH THEATRE ASSOCIATION\n\nBRITISH DRAMA LEAGUE LIBRARY9 Fitzroy Square,WIP6AE  \nYou are requested to return this book to the Libraryon or before the last date marked below.If retainedover 21 days without renewal a fine ofp.a daywill be charged.Books can be renewed for a furtherperiod.of 3 weeks if not required by other membersprovided application for renewal is made to theLibrarinor te o  is due ack。  \n鸟052111FEB1073 29.7.75()APR 1988229.1073NY1988JUj198123 JUN 19621AUG 198124 SP 19812251700513SEP1983■NEC 198428.1678511520(a8  \nby the same author  \nSLAG  \n# THE GREAT EXHI BITIONBRASSNECK with Howard Brenton(Methuen)\n\nKnuckle  \nDavid Hare  \nL   话证77医    s、ET576LC      nY1  S  \nFEDERAL  \nFaber &FaberLondon  \nFirst published in 1974  \nby Faber and Faber Limited  \n3 Queen Square London WCl  \nPrinted in Great Britain by  \nWhitstable Litho,Straker Brothers Ltd  \nAll rights reserved  \nISBN 057110467  \nAll right s whatsoever in this play are strictly reserved,and application s for permission to perform it must bemade in advance,before rehearsals begin,to MargaretRamsay Ltd.,14A Goodwin's Court,St.Martin's Lane,London WC2.  \nKnuckle was first presented at the Oxford Playhouse byMichael Codron on 29th January 1974 and subsequentlyin the West End with the following cast:  \nEdward Fox  \nCURLYBARMANJENNY  \nLeonard KavanaghKate NelliganShelagh FraserDouglas WilmerDavid JanesMalcolm StorryStephen Gordon  \nMRS DUNNING  \nPATRICK DELAFIELDSTOREMANMAX DUPREEPOLICEMAN  \nMusic:Marc Wilkin son  \nDesign:John Napier  \nDirector:Michael Blakemore  \nNOTE:The characters ending in -man may be playedby one actor.The changes of scene must always bevery fast indeed,and the music both between andduring scenes must be chosen with extravagant care.  \nlitui!T    E!    ;RE或：S   !RE.T'LGNN5145  \nI had to admit that I lived for nights like these,moving across the city's great broken body makingconnection s among its million s of cells.I had acrazy wish or fantasy that some day before I died,if I made all the right neural connections,the citywould come all the way alive.Like the Bride ofFranken stein.  \nRoss Macdonald","cbCailxl22h0ZQLy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailxl22h0ZQLy","pdf",2922677,116,"English","# Knuckle\n## Plot Overview\n## Publication and Credits\n## Performance Notes","[{\"question\":\"Who is the protagonist of Knuckle?\",\"answer\":\"The play centers on Curly Delafield, a mercenary soldier and gun-runner returning to Guildford to find out what happened to his sister Sarah.\"},{\"question\":\"What style does the play combine?\",\"answer\":\"The description highlights a combination of surrealism and satire, delivered through a fast-moving plot.\"},{\"question\":\"When did Knuckle first open in London?\",\"answer\":\"It first opened at the Comedy Theatre, London on 4 March 1974.\"}]","Knuckle - Play | PDF",1790703677,179]