Peter Quilter Plays 1 by Peter Quilter - ISBN: 9781350633216
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Humor and heartbreak collide in Peter Quilter’s witty, warm, and resonant plays.

Peter Quilter Plays 1

End of the Rainbow; Glorious!; Moviestar; Marilyn & Me

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    25 June 2026

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Summary

‘I want these plays to touch people, to have heart. And if you desire that in a comedy, or tragi-comedy, you need to introduce themes that people can respond to – love, relationships, death, heartbreak, failure, ambition, dreams, etc. Plus whatever theme I’m writing about, I always want to find the humour in it. I’ve never analysed why I want to do that, but I do know that some of the richest and loudest laughs come from the combination of tragedy with comedy.’

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781350633216
ISBN-10:1350633216
Author:Peter Quilter
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Methuen Drama
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:25 June 2026
Weight:300g
Dimensions:214mm x 136mm x 28mm
Series:Contemporary Dramatists
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About The Author

Peter Quilter

Peter Quilter is recognized as one of the most widely produced playwrights in the world. His work has been produced in thirty-six countries and translated into twenty-three languages. His plays have been presented in major theatres in cities as diverse as Sydney, Amsterdam, Berlin, Johannesburg, Warsaw, Chicago, Caracas, Helsinki, Budapest, Rome, Montreal, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, and London.

He began his career in 1999 with the pop industry comedy BoyBand, which played a summer season at the Gielgud Theatre in London’s West End before travelling to Holland, Denmark, Poland, Slovakia, Estonia, and South Africa. His work since then has ranged from female monologues (Just the Ticket) to farces (Curtain Up), musicals (The Canterville Ghost), and dramas (Celebrity).

In addition to the worldwide success of End of the Rainbow, Peter has also enjoyed international acclaim for his comedy Glorious! (The True Story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the Worst Singer in the World). The show played a six-month run at London’s Duchess Theatre in 2006, starring Maureen Lipman, and was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. Glorious! has since played in over a hundred theatres across six continents.

Peter is also the writer of the popular and award-winning 2009 comedy Duets, an evening comprised of four different plays, each performed in a tour de force by the same two actors. In 2011, he wrote two new plays: The Nightingales (a nostalgic musical based around a theatrical family in the 1950s) and The Morning After (a modern comedy set entirely in a bedroom).

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