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Howard Katz

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 6m, 15any gender (adult)

Howard Katz
by Patrick Marber

"Patrick Marber's desperately moving, often bleakly funny new play …" - Oliver Jon's, What's On>/em>

Howard Katz received its premiere at the National Theatre in 2001 and, with Dealer's Choice and Closer, completes a loose trilogy set in con…

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    Cast Size
    2w, 6m, 15any gender (adult)

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Summary

Howard Katz received its premiere at the National Theatre in 2001 and, with Dealer's Choice and Closer, completes a loose trilogy set in contemporary London. Howard Katz, aggressive Jewish showbiz agent of C-list celebrities, has hit fifty and a major mid-life crisis. Told in flashback we witness his life falling apart until his final, life-affirming plea: "Tell me how to live."

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Cast Attributes
M22 F10, 2 boys, may be played by M5 F2, 1 boy.
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting Various simple settings.

Media

"Patrick Marber's desperately moving, often bleakly funny new play …" - Oliver Jon's, What's On>/em>

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Authors

Patrick Marber

Patrick Marber was born in London in 1964. He began his career as a writer in 1986. He co-wrote and appeared in a number of radio and television programmes including The Day Today and Knowing Me, Knowing You. In 1995 his first play, Dealer’s Choice, premiered at the National ...
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