San Antonio College Library

Vol. 1: Pygmalion - Major Barbara - Heartbreak House - Captain Brasshound's Conversion - Man of destiny - Buoyant Billions.

In the 1960s, Henry Livings was celebrated for his eccentric and humorous depiction of northern working-class life. Known for the lightness of touch, his plays are peopled by so-called dimwits, crackpots and eccentrics who find themselves in often surreal situations. Includes: Eh?, The Ffinest Ffamily in the Land, Honour and Offer, Stop it Whoever You Are, and Don't Touch Him He Might Resent It.

Contents: v.1. The Kitchen. Chicken soup with barley. Roots. I'm talking about Jerusalem. Chips with everything. - v. 2 The four seasons. Their very own and golden city. Menace. The friends. The old ones.

In conflict with government, torn with internal dissension on matters of doctrine and practice, the Church of England finds itself enjoying unwelcome publicity. David Hare's play, which details the struggle of four clergymen to make sense of their mission in South London, opened to universal acclaim.