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19%OFFCaryl Churchill - Far Away - 9781854597441 - V9781854597441
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Far Away

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Description for Far Away Paperback. Newest work by one of Britain's most influential playwrights. Num Pages: 44 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 66.

A brilliant and unsettling play from one of the UK's leading dramatists.

At the opening of the play, a young girl is questioning her aunt about having seen her uncle hitting people with an iron bar; by the end, several years later, the whole world is at war - including birds and animals.

Caryl Churchill's play Far Away is a howl of anguish at the increasing – and increasingly accepted – levels of inhumanity in a world seemingly perpetually involved in conflict.

The play was first performed at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London, in November ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
66g
Number of Pages
46
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854597441
SKU
V9781854597441
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About Caryl Churchill
Caryl Churchill is a leading dramatist whose many plays include Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, Top Girls, Cloud Nine, Far Away and A Number.

Reviews for Far Away
'Conjures a devastatingly bleak dystopia... every word, every half sentence paints a picture that would make you laugh if it didn't want to make you cry... a tiny play, but an immense one. Chilling and thought-provoking'
WhatsOnStage
'A dystopia of incomprehensible proportions... a masterclass of spare theatrical writing, encompassing tense family drama, political horror story, romance as well ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Far Away


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