Methuen Drama, 1997

Contemporary Dramatists

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Scenes: 15, Roles: Total (4), Female (2), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...In Flesh and Blood, Philip Osment concludes his Devon series of plays with an exploration of the claustrophobia of rural farm life. Three siblings inherit their family farm and struggle with the weight of their responsibilities...

Methuen Drama, 1997

Contemporary Dramatists

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Acts: 4, Scenes: 4, Roles: Total (9), Female (5), Male (4), Unassigned (0)

...The residents of a small town in Devon populate the pages of Philip Osment’s The Dearly Beloved, an exploration of rural life and spiritual longing. In always dreaming of a better life, the townspeople fail to see...

Methuen Drama, 1997

Contemporary Dramatists

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Scenes: 6, Roles: Total (8), Female (3), Male (5), Unassigned (0)

...Philip Osment draws on his own childhood on a farm in What I Did in the Holidays, the second of his Devon series of plays. When two hitchhikers hire on at an isolated farm, they discover themselves amongst a family with many secrets...