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The Midas Connection

Short Play  /  1f, 9m

Originally written for BBC television in 1975, this ironic look at gold dealing is adapted for stage performance.

The Midas Connection

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1f, 9m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary
Merchant bankers fiix the world yardstick of a commodity which 'you can't eat, or wear, or build houses of, just buy and sell and own, and for which people die getting out of the ground'. 
Performing Groups
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A vault
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £30 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Authors

David Edgar

David Edgar

David Edgar was born in Birmingham on 26 February 1948. He was educated at Oundle School and read Drama at Manchester University. After a short career in journalism, he took up writing full-time in 1972. His plays include The National Interest (1971), Excuses Excuses (1972), ...
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