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The Cow Play

Ed Harris author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:12th Aug '13

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Owen can't seem to write, Thom's exhaust pipe is ruined, and Holly is turning into a cow. The Cow Play is an absurd black comedy about the ethics of trying to save those we love.

It's unusual, isn't it, for a girl to grow a tail at my age? Owen can't seem to write, Thom's exhaust pipe is ruined, and Holly is turning into a cow. As the situation worsens Owen is forced to choose between his blunt and exciting friend Thom, or his love for the increasingly bovine Holly. Owen knows the effects Holly's transformation are having on him, but he is scared that if he gives up on the one he loves, he'll be no better than Thom – a man who is the epitome of opportunism and shallow self-interest. The Cow Play is a hilarious, touching and bizarre story, an absurd black comedy about the ethics of trying to save those we love.

A writer worth watching * Financial Times *
[Harris's] lines are sharp, his characters self-aware. This is a hugely promising piece of work. * The Times on 'Mongrel' *
In a play haunted by death, suicide, depression, defeatism and dysfunctional parent-child relationships, Harris displays a raw sensitivity to these subjects and a devastatingly vibrant turn of phrase about them . . . A talent to look out for. * Independent on 'Mongrel' *

ISBN: 9781472533968

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 82g

72 pages