Wise Children (Oberon Modern Plays)

Author: Carter, AngelaBrand: Oberon BooksEdition: ReprintBinding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 120Release Date: 17-10-2018Details: About the Author Angela Carter (1940-1992) was the author of many novels (including Nights at the Circus)¸ collections of short stories, plays, and books for children. Emma Rice is Artistic Director of acclaimed theatre company Kneehigh. Product Description In Brixton, Nora and Dora Chance – twin chorus girls born and bred south of the river – are celebrating their 75th birthday. Over the river in Chelsea, their father and greatest actor of his generation Melchior Hazard turns 100 on the same day. As does his twin brother Peregrine. If, in fact, he's still alive. And if, in truth, Melchior is their real father after all… Wise Children is adapted for the stage from Angela Carter's last novel about a theatrical family living in South London. It centres around twin chorus girls, Nora and Dora Chance, whose lives are brimming with mystery, illegitimacy and sc