Since Hasek's comic masterpiece was first produced in 1920s Pargue, there have been countless attempts to stage this sprawling story of the seeming idiot, Svejk, who survives the horros of the First World War through use of his very idiocy. This new adaptation draws on contemporaneous styles such as futurism and surrealism, as well as rhe ideas of Hasek's fellow Czech, Franz Kafka.
Since Hasek's comic masterpiece was first produced in 1920s Pargue, there have been countless attempts to stage this sprawling story of the seeming id...
Tito's lover, who is twice his age, becomes embarrasingly stuck to him in the most compromising of positions. Seeking assistant from a doctor Tito had thought was his father, he learns that his lover is actually his mother, his uncle Flavio is his father, and that the parachute Tito folded for Flavio's skydiving session didn't work, making Tito guilty of patricide. Sound familiar?
Tito's lover, who is twice his age, becomes embarrasingly stuck to him in the most compromising of positions. Seeking assistant from a doctor Tito had...
Dublin. The night before Christmas and Mr and Mrs. Walls are preparing for the arrival of their son Joseph and his new bride from London, but something is missing: the fourth wall. And Mrs. Walls fears that there might be people out there in the dark, watching her, judging her after all the years of, well, everything and nothing.
Dublin. The night before Christmas and Mr and Mrs. Walls are preparing for the arrival of their son Joseph and his new bride from London, but somethin...
The tale of the roguish Monkey and his exploits on a fabulous journey to India is one of the most popular classics in Asian literature. Monkey has been imprisoned in a mountain because of the chaos he has wrought in heaven. To be redeemed, he must guide the Buddhist monk Triptaka from China, through the Himalayas, on a mystical quest in search of sacred scriptures. Based on the story of the Hsi-yu Chi, The Journey to the West.
The tale of the roguish Monkey and his exploits on a fabulous journey to India is one of the most popular classics in Asian literature. Monkey has ...
Dionysos, the God of Wine and theatre, has returned to his native land to take revenge of the puritanical Pentheus, who refuses to recognize him or his rites. Remorselessly, savagely and with black humor, the god drives Pentheus and all the city to their shocking fate.
Dionysos, the God of Wine and theatre, has returned to his native land to take revenge of the puritanical Pentheus, who refuses to recognize him or...
-In this dynamic play, Colin Teevan brings a new form of expression to his longstanding fascination with the ancient Greek dramatist Euripides.---Edith Hall, from the introduction
Based on 20 previously untranslated fragments, this is a reconstruction of Euripides' lost tragic comedy, Alcmaeon in Corinth, completing his final trilogy, with Bacchai and Iphigenia in Aulis.
-In this dynamic play, Colin Teevan brings a new form of expression to his longstanding fascination with the ancient Greek dramatist Euripides.---E...
-Like a quiet, lethal explosion somewhere in the very heart of you.---Guardian A father denied access to his children, a footballer deserting his team, a terrorist lost in the politics of peacetime. Five monologues in the voices of contemporary men, inspired by the heroes and heroines of classical myths.
-Like a quiet, lethal explosion somewhere in the very heart of you.---Guardian A father denied access to his children, a footballer des...
What would you do if your wife and child were being held hostage? It seems that the only option for Mr. Ido is to accept his terrible fate. He is besieged by cameras and reporters, and the world is demanding to know how he feels. But as his personal tragedy is played out on screen, Ido decides to take control. A highly charged, tragic satire.
What would you do if your wife and child were being held hostage? It seems that the only option for Mr. Ido is to accept his terrible fate. He is b...
