Japes (NHB Modern Plays)

By Simon Gray

A funny and sardonic play about two brothers trapped in a love triangle with the woman they both love.

Two brothers share the house they grew up in and then share the woman they both love. But as time passes and their family grows, the ties that bind them are tested to the limit. Spanning thirty years and offering a new slant on the eternal triangle, the plot is driven by involuntary cruelties, damaging accidents of fate and the terrible ravages of time.

'a damned fine play' - Express

• Language: English
• Publisher: Nick Hern Books
• Release date: Oct 9, 2014
• ISBN: 9781780013558

Simon Gray

Simon Gray (1936–2008) was a British playwright, novelist and screenwriter. He wrote more than thirty stage plays, amongst them Butley and Otherwise Engaged (which both received Evening Standard Awards for Best Play), Quartermaine's Terms, The Common Pursuit, The Late Middle Classes (winner of the Barclay's Best Play Award), Japes, The Old Masters and Little Nell.