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A Day in the Death of Joe Egg by Peter Nichols is, according to Robert Butler in the Independent on Sunday, 'unlike any play I've seen . . . once seen, Joe Egg won't go away.'

About the Author

After National Service in India, Malaya and Hong Kong, Peter Nichols acted in repertory and TV before becoming a teacher. He has written some twenty original plays and adaptations for TV, six feature films and the following stage plays: A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, The National Health, Forget-me-not Lane, The Freeway, Chez Nous, Privates on Parade, Born in the Gardens, Passion Play, Poppy, Blue Murderand A Piece of Mind. He has won five Evening Standard Awards, two Best Musical Awards and a Society of West End Theatre Award for Best Comedy.