The Road

Joe Penhall; Cormac McCarthy

ISBN 10: 1408134829 / ISBN 13: 9781408134825

Published by Methuen Drama, 2011

About this Item

Based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy, this is the screenplay of the film The Road starring Viggo Mortensen, Robert Duvall and Guy Pearce, which follows the journey of a man and his son across a blighted, post-apocalyptic world in search of a new beginning. It is presented in the Methuen Drama Critical Script series, with teaching activities for students at Key Stage 3 and GCSE. Slightly off-mint. Seller Inventory # 530203

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Road

Publisher: Methuen Drama

Publication Date: 2011

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New - Very Good

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Synopsis:

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About the Author:

Award-winning writer Joe Penhall was described by The Financial Times as 'one of the finest playwrights of his generation.' His debut at the Royal Court, Some Voices, won the John Whiting Award for best new play. His National Theatre play Blue/Orange won an Olivier Award, an Evening Standard Award and the Critics Circle Award for Best Play. Joe wrote and produced the BAFTA winning BBC serial Moses Jones and his feature film of Some Voices starred Daniel Craig and premiered in competition at the Cannes Film festival . This was followed by Enduring Love, also starring Daniel Craig, based on Ian McEwan's novel; and his adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel, The Road, starring Charlize Theron and Viggo Mortensen, which premiered in competition at the Venice Film Festival in 2009.