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Overview
The first play written by the popular author of Popcorn, Gasping is a brilliantly funny satire on big business, the media and product exploitation. Lockheart Industries is making serious money, but Sir Chiffley Lockheart needs the buzz that finding a way to make money where none has existed before gives him. Philip, a pushy workaholic executive, suggests selling designer air. Perrier for the nostrils becomes the marketing phenomenon of the decade and millions are quickly made. People start hoarding for a rainy day and oxygen supplies run low. The Third World is plundered, creating a greater divide between the haves and have nots.3 women, 3 men
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- ISBN-13: 9780573017735
- ISBN-10: 0573017735
- Publisher: Samuel French Ltd
- Publish Date: January 1998
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.12 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.18 pounds
- Page Count: 60
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