Briefly traces the playwright's life, and presents all twenty-nine of his plays, which combined farce, melodrama, and satire
" Vanity Fair "This is one helluva piece of work." Marilyn Stasio, Variety.com
Never widely available in his lifetime, Ludlam's essays and opinions of theatre reveal a complex mind focused on theatrical invention.
Mystery of Irma Vep and Other Plays
This work provides an overview of Ludlam's life, explores the theatrical underpinnings of his work and goes on to cover the entire Ludlam canon.
Don't let me interrupt you," Ludlam coyly purred, as if he were Swanson and Vaccaro were Cecil B. DeMille in the Billy Wilder film. "Remember the times we used to have down on Second Avenue, John? . . . Oh, please don't let me interrupt ...
In the late 1960s, Charles Ludlam (1943-1987) first brought his unique brand of theatre to New York audiences. Based in part on traditional comic characters, his ridiculous school included such...
" This collection includes an introduction by Tony Kushner alongside Ludlam's most famous and celebrated works for the stage: The Mystery of Irma Vep: Ludlam's most famous play, this is a hilarious send up of Daphne de Maurier, Jane Eyre ...
The Plays
Patricia Julian Smith, introduction to The Queer Sixties (New York: Routledge, 1999), XV. 87. Bidgood, Interview. 88. Daniel Harris, “The Death of Camp: Gay Men and Hollywood Diva Worship, from Reverence to Ridicule.
Bedlam Days: The Early Plays of Charles Ludlam and the Ridiculous Theatrical Company