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Synopsis
Adam, a writer is recruited for television by a novice script editor, who sees Adam not for his talents but for his the wheelchair he sits in. Simon Block's biting satire of ambition and political correctness is an examination of the lengths to which people will go, to secure a place at the table of power.
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About the Author
Simon Block is a playwright and screenwriter. His work for theatre includes: Not a Game for Boys (Royal Court); Chimps, Hand in Hand and Everything is Illuminated (Hampstead Theatre); A Place at the Table (Bush Theatre); and 1/25th of the National Theatre Chain Play (National Theatre).
His work for television includes: North Square (Channel 4); Trust (BBC1); The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall (Channel 4); Casualty 1909 (BBC1); The Eichmann Show (BBC 2); Home Fires (ITV).
Work for radio includes: Breathe In Breathe Out and The Pool (BBC Radio 4).
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Place at the Table (Nick Hern Books)
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paperback. Condition: Very Good. softcover book in very good shape, very light wear to cover and book edges. Seller Inventory # mon0000006674
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A Place at the Table
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Paperback. Condition: New. A play about the dog-eat-dog world of television. Adam is a fringe dramatist plucked from obscurity by a script editor striving to make her mark in a small independent TV company. Because Adam happens to be in a wheelchair, Sarah proposes he writes the first ever TV sitcom about disability. He accepts the commission with predictably disastrous results.Simon Block's play A Place at the Table was first staged at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2000. Seller Inventory # LU-9781854594884
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A Place at the Table
Seller: Rarewaves USA United, OSWEGO, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: New. A play about the dog-eat-dog world of television. Adam is a fringe dramatist plucked from obscurity by a script editor striving to make her mark in a small independent TV company. Because Adam happens to be in a wheelchair, Sarah proposes he writes the first ever TV sitcom about disability. He accepts the commission with predictably disastrous results.Simon Block's play A Place at the Table was first staged at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2000. Seller Inventory # LU-9781854594884