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This was and Education pack for Sheffield Theatre’s double bill production of David Mamet’s Sexual Perversity in Chicago and The Shawl. The pack is aimed primarily at students studying Literature and Drama or Theatre Studies at A Level and above, as well as being of general interest to audience members.

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The pack is in 4 sections.

Outline on Mamet (PDF 178KB)
Including a timeline, placing Mamet in a literary and political context,
further discussion of Mamet’s literary heritage and brief details on the playwright.

Language (PDF 45KB)
Text and subtext - examining some aspects of Mamet’s language
and looking at subtext in a section of his work.

The Plays: Themes and issues (PDF 29KB)
Director Angus Jackson discusses themes of responsibility and personal liberty in the two plays, plus a look at the issue of women in Mamet.

Production (PDF 103KB)
Designer David Farley talks about the process of staging the two
plays for the Crucible.

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