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German Skerries
Robert Holman
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Description for German Skerries
Paperback. A new edition of Robert Holman's richly resonant play, published alongside its 2016 revival at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond. Winner of the George Devine Award. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 110.
It's the hot, humid, sticky summer of 1977. At a popular birdwatching spot jutting out into the North Sea at the mouth of the Tees, Martin, Jack, Michael and Carol are staring out into the future, their lives intertwined.
A friendship, a marriage, a holiday, and a death – the gatherings and departures that make us human. Robert Holman's richly resonant play is an uplifting portrait of human hope and vulnerability.
German Skerries was first performed at the Bush Theatre, London, and won the George Devine Award in the year that it is set. It was revived in ... Read more
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
88
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848425477
SKU
V9781848425477
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Ref
99-15
About Robert Holman
Robert Holman is a renowned and celebrated playwright in British Theatre. His plays include: Mud (Royal Court Theatre, 1974); German Skerries (Bush Theatre, 1977, and revived at the Orange Tree Theatre, 2016); Rooting (Traverse Theatre, 1979); Other Worlds (Royal Court Theatre, 1980); Today (Royal Shakespeare Company, 1984); The Overgrown Path (Royal Court Theatre, 1985); Making Noise Quietly (Bush Theatre, 1987, and ... Read more
Reviews for German Skerries
'Wise, touching… [a] prescient little gem'
Financial Times
'A still, beautiful forgotten classic... [Holman's] work tends to chronicle the quiet moments, what passes in the pauses between people... But his un-showiness isn't fuzzy. His grip on human nature is tender, but it's firm.'
Time Out
'An extraordinarily rich portrait of people trying to work out how ... Read more
Financial Times
'A still, beautiful forgotten classic... [Holman's] work tends to chronicle the quiet moments, what passes in the pauses between people... But his un-showiness isn't fuzzy. His grip on human nature is tender, but it's firm.'
Time Out
'An extraordinarily rich portrait of people trying to work out how ... Read more