Publisher's Synopsis
Richly enjoyable new play... Nichols is back on top form with a play that offers a Florentine room with multiple points of view.' - Michael Billington, Guardian; '... one of the finest and most underrated British dramatists of the second half of the 20th century.' - Ben Brantley, The New York Times; Based around a leading character in Peter Nichols acclaimed work, Privates on Parade, and inspired by his own experiences, Lingua Franca is a fast-paced, sexually-charged story that plays with notions of xenophobia and cultural stereotypes to comic effect.