N. F. Simpson (1919–2011)
Author of One Way Pendulum
About the Author
Works by N. F. Simpson
The Long and the Short and the Tall, by Willis Hall; The Dumb Waiter, by Harold Pinter; and A Resounding Tinkle, by… (1964) 15 copies
‘Most of What Follows is a Complete Waste of Time’ Monologues, Dialogues, Sketches and Other Writings (2013) 5 copies
N. F. Simpson: Collected Plays: A Resounding Tinkle; The Hole; Gladly Otherwise; One Way Pendulum; The Cresta Run; Was… (2013) 4 copies
One Way Pendulum (Acting Edition) 2 copies
One Way Pendulum 2 copies
Resounding Tinkle, A 1 copy
Snippets 1 copy
Associated Works
New English Dramatists 2 — Contributor — 14 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Simpson, N. F.
- Legal name
- Simpson, Norman Frederick
- Birthdate
- 1919-01-29
- Date of death
- 2011-08-27
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK
- Occupations
- playwright
television writer
dramatist
Members
Reviews
One Way Pendulum - A Farce In A New Direction. by N. F. Simpson
Weighing machines are at the heart of this farce.
I spent way too much time while reading this trying to decide if it was genius or too derivative or not really all that good. I came to the conclusion that it was not worth the amount of thought I was giving it; if it is genius, the genius did not shine through clearly for me. It seemed like sort of a mash up of You Can't Take it With You and The Skin of Our Teeth. I decided that if you need to mash up plays that are truly genius then perhaps you are just derivative, and left it at that. I could be wrong.… (more)
This is hilarious. I read it on the train between Reading and Winchester. This copy, once owned by a Raymond W, has been edited in blue ink for performance and the better.
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Statistics
- Works
- 19
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 156
- Popularity
- #134,405
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 6
- ISBNs
- 18
- Languages
- 1