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Ratings: ★★★★☆ (4.3/5)
Genre: #Drama #ContemporaryPlays #BritishLiterature #Theatre

Book Review:
This is a collection of three plays by award-winning playwright Brendan Murray, published in the Aurora New Plays series. The plays explore contemporary life in rural Great Britain, delving beneath the idyllic surface to reveal seething tensions, loneliness, and denial. ''The Falling Sky'' follows a journalist who leaves the city for country life only to discover that her dream of village tranquility is short-lived. ''Missing In Action'' tells the story of two young men who join the army: how one dies in combat and how the other lives on to fight a war of survival long after his time in the military, exploring Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). ''Entertaining Angels'' examines the life of a rural vicar whose marriage is heading for trouble and whose faith is ebbing away. These plays are tender, tough, and never less than touching, capturing the essence of rural life as it is lived today.