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Drama Canadian

The Lonely Diner

Al Capone in Euphemia Township

by (author) Beverley Cooper

Publisher
J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
Initial publish date
May 2001
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781897289839
    Publish Date
    May 2001
    List Price
    $15.95

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Description

The year is 1928 and someone is stealing Al CaponeÕs whiskey. Prohibition has just been lifted in Ontario but still holds firm in Chicago. For those who want a drink, the morality is shaky. In a quiet little diner close to the U.S. border, Lucy yearns for excitement and glamour. When a couple of well-dressed American gangsters make an after hours visit, Lucy changes her tune as the stakes get higherÉ

About the author

Beverley Cooper is a writer, actor and teacher. She has written for TV, film and extensively for CBC radio drama, twice being nominated for Writers' Guild of Canada Awards. Her plays include Thin Ice (co-written with Banuta Rubess, Chalmers/Dora Award, Theatre Direct plus numerous other productions), The Eyes of Heaven (Blyth Festival), The Woman in White (adapted from the novel by Wilkie Collins, Theatre Aquarius),The Lonely Diner: Al Capone in Euphemia Township, (Blyth Festival) and Janet Wilson Meets the Queen (nominated for a Prix Rideaux award 2016, GCTC). Innocence Lost: A Play about Steven Truscott (Blyth, Centaur, National Arts Centre) was a finalist for a Governor General's Literary Award and was on the Globe and Mail Bestsellers List, a first for a Canadian playwright. Beverley holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph and trained as an actor at Studio 58. She has performed in TV, film and in theatres across Canada. Beverley lives in Toronto.

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