The Hamster Wheel

By Marie Jones

Published in volume The Crack in the Emerald

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From the author of the West End hit Stones in His Pockets.

What happens when one partner in a marriage becomes unable to look after themselves and is completely dependent on the other? Can the relationship survive?

Marie Jones's play The Hamster Wheel was first staged at the Arts Theatre, Belfast, in 1990.

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'A powerful, wholly theatrical experience'

Irish Times

Series: NHB Modern Plays

Imprint: Nick Hern Books

Published in volume The Crack in the Emerald

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Modern drama (post-1945)

Also by Marie Jones:

Stones in His Pockets & A Night in November: Two Plays

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