{"product_id":"n-f-simpson-collected-plays-a-resounding-tinkle-the-hole-gladly-otherwise-one-way-pendulum-the-cresta-run-was-he-anyone-if-so-then-yes","title":"N. F. Simpson: Collected Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003e'I'm terribly methodical and orderly, but I have a strange, underlying contempt for it... what I try to express is chaos in a context of order. And that's the basis of all comedy I suppose.' \u003cbr\u003eN.F. Simpson, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, 1965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eN. F. Simpson was one of the leading exponents of the theatre of the absurd, and is best known for his play\u003ci\u003e A Resounding Tinkle\u003c\/i\u003e, made famous by its premiere at the Royal Court in 1957, and later to star Peter Cook. He was a major force in the satire boom of the sixties, and wrote much exceptional comedy for film and TV for the likes of John Cleese, Beryl Reid, Hattie Jacques and Eric Sykes, as well as a number of brilliantly funny plays for theatre, which starred big names such as Harold Pinter and Kenneth Williams. His influence on everyone from Peter Cook's much-loved character E. L. Wisty to \u003ci\u003eMonty Python's Flying Circus\u003c\/i\u003e helped spawn a generation of incredible comic talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlays included in the collection are \u003ci\u003eA Resounding Tinkle,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Hole,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Gladly Otherwise,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e One Way Pendulum,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Cresta Run,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Was He Anyone? \u003c\/i\u003eand his final work,\u003ci\u003e If So, Then Yes\u003c\/i\u003e, first performed in 2010.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection celebrates the work of this lost comic genius, and seeks to put his reputation back at the heart of British - and world - comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32116468908115,"sku":"","price":28.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780571304905.jpg?v=1765958423","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/n-f-simpson-collected-plays-a-resounding-tinkle-the-hole-gladly-otherwise-one-way-pendulum-the-cresta-run-was-he-anyone-if-so-then-yes","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}