The Mystery of Irma Vep and Other Plays

Author: Charles Ludlam
Edition: 1st
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 1559361735

The Mystery of Irma Vep and Other Plays

Artistic director, playwright, director, designer and star of New York's acclaimed Ridiculous Theatrical Company, the late Charles Ludlam ransacked theatrical and literary history in an evolutionary quest for a modern art of stage comedy. Get The Mystery of Irma Vep and Other Plays literature books for free.
His more than 30 plays are among the most thought-provoking entertainments in the modern repertoire. As Ludlam himself put it, "This is farce, not Sunday school."Collected here for the first time are Ludlam's most famous and celebrated works for the stage: The Mystery of Irma Vep: Ludlam's most famous play, this is a hilarious send up of Daphne de Maurier, Jane Eyre and Victorian cross dressing. Camille: based on La Dame aux CamAlias, with Ludlam in the role of the tubercular courtesan, is both a laugh Check The Mystery of Irma Vep and Other Plays our best literature books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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Camille: based on La Dame aux CamAlias, with Ludlam in the role of the tubercular courtesan, is both a laugh

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