Closer

The play focuses on the complex relationships, politics and morality of four people trading partners in search of love and lust. It uniquely blends elements of classical tragedy, classical comedy, and melodrama and challenges audience perceptions at every turn. Marber turns upside down romantic notions of love and sex uniting two people as one and the assumption that the absolute truth is healthy for relationships. This Student Edition comes complete with a full introduction, plot synopsis, commentary, discussion of the film version, bibliography and questions for study. It is the perfect edition for anyone studying the play at school or college. Patrick Marber was born in London. His first play, "Dealer's Choice, " won the "Evening Standard" Award for Best Comedy and the Writer's Guild Award for Best West End Play. "Closer" premiered at the Royal National Theatre in 1997 and on Broadway in 1999. Patrick Marber has also written extensively for television and radio including "After Miss Julie." The play focuses on the complex relationships, politics and morality of four people trading partners in search of love and lust. It uniquely blends elements of classical tragedy, classical comedy, and melodrama and challenges audience perceptions at every turn. Marber turns upside down romantic notions of love and sex uniting two people as one and the assumption that the absolute truth is healthy for relationships.
This Student Edition comes complete with a full introduction, plot synopsis, commentary, discussion of the film version, bibliography and questions for study. "Love and sex are like politics: it's not what you say that matters, still less what you mean, but what you do. Patrick Marber understands this perfectly, and in Closer he has written one of the best plays of sexual politics in the language: it is right up there with Williams' "Streetcar," Mamet's "Oleanna," Albee's "Virginia Woolf," Pinter's "Old Times" and Hare's "Skylight.""--"The Sunday Times" (London)
"Patrick Marber's searing follow-up to Dealer's Choice establishes him as the leading playwright of his generation."--"The Independent on Sunday"