A black comedy set in a government-run mental institution, The Hothouse revolves around a sinister murder plot hatched against a backdrop of corruption, sexual favors, and hopeless bureaucratic ineptitude. Beneath the surface comedy there are frightening implications concerning a bureaucracy ostensibly dedicated to humanitarian concerns, but where people are referred to by numbers and forgotten as easily as troublesome figures on a balance sheet. Written in 1958, The Hothouse was first performed at London's Hampstead ...
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A black comedy set in a government-run mental institution, The Hothouse revolves around a sinister murder plot hatched against a backdrop of corruption, sexual favors, and hopeless bureaucratic ineptitude. Beneath the surface comedy there are frightening implications concerning a bureaucracy ostensibly dedicated to humanitarian concerns, but where people are referred to by numbers and forgotten as easily as troublesome figures on a balance sheet. Written in 1958, The Hothouse was first performed at London's Hampstead Theatre in April 1980, in a production directed by Pinter himself. "A blistering funny play. . . . Hothouse is wild, impudent, fiercely funny."-Jack Kroll, Newsweek
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Add this copy of The Hothouse to cart. $19.45, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1980 by Eyre Methuen.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 300grams, ISBN: 0413471209.
Add this copy of The Hothouse to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by Brazos Bend Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Houston, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Eyre Methuen.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book First printing of first edition (first UK). Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Unmarked. Light nudge to bottom corner of front board. Jacket has a hint of edge-wear, no chips or tears. Publisher's original price intact on front flap.
Add this copy of The Hothouse (Methuen Modern Plays) to cart. $29.02, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Eyre Methuen.
Add this copy of The Hothouse to cart. $53.35, like new condition, Sold by Burwood Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wickham Market, SUFFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1980 by Eyre Methuen.
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First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 154. Original publishers black cloth, lettered silver at the spine. A black comedy set in what turns out to be a government-run mental home. ISBN: 0413471209 Fine in fine dust jacket. No inscriptions, not price-clipped.
