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Taste Of Honey: Methuen Student Edi Paperback – Illustrated, 1 October 2008

by Shelagh Delaney (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars 314 ratings
Edition: 1st
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Revised edition of Shelagh Delaney's award winning play

A Taste of Honey became a sensational theatrical success when first produced in London by Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop company. It was made into a high acclaimed film in 1961. The play is about the adolescent Jo and her relationships with those about her - her irresponsible, roving mother Helen and her mum's newly acquired drunken husband, the black sailor who leaves her pregnant and Geoffrey the homosexual art student who moves in to help with the baby. It is also about Jo's unshakeable optimism throughout her trials.
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  1. ISBN-10
    1408106019
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1408106013
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    METHUEN DRAMA
  5. Publication date
    1 October 2008
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    12.9 x 1 x 20.02 cm
  8. Print length
    144 pages
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"Some of Delaney's themes may feel dated but her writing still glitters dangerously and wittily. A Taste of Honey remains a passionate statement about real people trapped in poverty, deprived of ambition and vulnerable to manipulation by the fickleness of others." --Independent, (19 November 2008)

"Brawling, boozing, teenage pregnancy and fractured families: Shelagh Delaney's benchmark drama, first staged by Joan Littlewood in London in 1958, has lost none of its relevance 50 years on... The quirkiness and passion of Delaney's young voice still rings out... It remains passionate and pungent." --The Times, (19 November 2008)

"Its raw eloquence, sometimes almost lyrical, its tough, swaggering humour...its frank brutality and unblinking humanity." --Sunday Times, (23 November 2008)

"Delaney's achievement was to write, with comic vividness, about the world she knew . . . the tone is often raucously comic, and the final message is of the human spirit's capacity for survival." --Michael Billington, Guardian

"The inimitability of a classic ... A Taste of Honey hits the sweet spot all over again." --Dominic Maxwell, The Times

"Delaney's play was not just wise and accomplished for a girl of eighteen. It is wise and accomplished, full stop." --Laura Thompson, Telegraph

"The real genius of Delaney's work is in how it anticipates the future realities of late 20th-century Britain ... themes which have yet to be fully accepted by society." --Jonathan Brown, Independent

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Revised edition of Shelagh Delaney's award winning play

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ METHUEN DRAMA; 1st edition (1 October 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1408106019
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1408106013
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.9 x 1 x 20.02 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 314 ratings

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  • Mr GHR Sibley
    5.0 out of 5 stars A play of pure genius
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 July 2018
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    Why on earth's name did it take me most of my life before I finally read this wonderful play of pure genius. I've watched the film so many times and put it in my top 5 films of all time. But the play has even more to it and really does confront so many subjects that are challenging to discuss openly now. How a young 19 year old woman from such humble beginnings could write such a seminal work is totally beyond me. Definitely a person I would've loved to have met.
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  • David Tat
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
    Reviewed in the United States on 12 January 2019
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    I think Morrissey likes this author. Quite humorous and deals with social issues that are still relevant. Suitable for all ages but not for boomers.
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  • pietro piovanelli
    5.0 out of 5 stars Consigliato!
    Reviewed in Italy on 26 July 2017
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    Sia per lo studio sia per una lettura in lingua inglese facile, scorrevole e veloce. Il testo è molto breve, ma contiene approfondimenti ed immagini sulla messa in scena dell'opera teatrale durante gli anni d'oro di A Taste Of Honey.
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  • sissy
    5.0 out of 5 stars A helpful easy-to-follow read.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 July 2021
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    I imagine Dora Bryan, Rita Tushingham and Murray Melvin and whole cast in fact, plus Shelagh Delaney herself, so this book is like watching the film all over again, as well as being a good way to improve my writing {I hope}. Some are gone, RIP, but none could be forgotten.
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  • School Librarian
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect service
    Reviewed in the United States on 26 June 2014
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    Glad to have A Taste of Honey as part of our collection. This new copy replaces an old brown but much loved earlier edition.
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