"Written shortly before his death at the age of twenty three, Georg Buchner's Woyzeck is often described as the first 'modern' play. It tells the story of a poor soldier manipulated and abused by his 'superiors', turned into a specimen for cruel experimentation at the hands of the medical establishment, and finally betrayed by the woman he loves, with devastating consequences. In this new adaptation of Buchner's fragmented and visceral text, with original lyrics by Nick Cave, Icelandic director Gisli orn Gardarsson transposes the story to an inhuman industrial landscape, and fiercely reimagines the play's potent fusion of naturalism and expressionism."
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Charts the downfall of a simple man, struggling to make the best from what life has dealt him. Woyzeck's fate is played out in a series of nightmarish encounters. He stumbles through a world of macabre carnival, sexual betrayal and cruel oppression, pursued by the demons of his paranoid fantasies.
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Georg Büchner's 'Woyzeck' is often described as the first modern play.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781840026412
Publisert
2006-09-01
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Vekt
74 gr
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
64

Forfatter
Adapted by

Biografisk notat

"Nick Cave is a prolific and wrold renowned Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional film actor. He is best known for his work as a frontman of the critically acclaimed rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Ruth Little joined the Royal Court in 2007 as Literary Manager. Previously, she was Artistic Associate at the Young Vic and Literary Manager of the Soho Theatre. "