The Pocket Guide to Plays & Playwrights

By Maureen Hughes

Everything you need to know about plays and playwrights in one handy guide by leading expert Maureen Hughes who has had one of her 8 musicals produced in the West End and teaches musical theater. Covering everything from the top playwrights through the centuries to a comprehensive A-Z listing of plays from around the world. Accessibility is a key selling point with factboxes highlighting key or curious facts about the subject.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Mar 19, 2009
• ISBN: 9781844687268

Maureen Hughes

Maureen Hughes served as bodyguard for Countess Marajen Stevick Chinigo in the late 1980s. She is the author of An Angry Fire Still Burns and shares her time between properties in Illinois and Nevada.

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