Hallway-dwelling Semyon is unemployed and disheartened with life. When his last hope at turning his life around disappears he decides to commit suicide, only to find that a number of people would like him to die on their behalf. On the night of the deed, a party grows towards a glorious climax. Moira Buffini has freely adapted Nikolai Erdman's The Suicide, which was banned by Stalin before a single performance, to create Dying For It. Dying For It premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in March 2007.
Hallway-dwelling Semyon is unemployed and disheartened with life. When his last hope at turning his life around disappears he decides to commit suicid...
Dinner: "A cracking black comedy that has you laughing uproariously one moment and jumping with shock the next...For those with strong stomachs, Dinner offers a delicious feast of comedy and the macabre." (Daily Telegraph Dying for It). "A subversive Russian classic: one that addresses the ultimate question of "why live" (Guardian). "The play, freely adapted by Moira Buffini, presents a glorious gallery of comic types." (Independent Welcome to Thebes). "It's thrilling. Moira Buffini's strange and daring play is moving, wise, funny, horrifying...Full of resonances you weren't expecting, jokes...
Dinner: "A cracking black comedy that has you laughing uproariously one moment and jumping with shock the next...For those with strong stomachs, Dinne...
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Set amongst the vibrant, intense cacophony of North West London, these two plays offer two brand vivid stories, tthat remember and celebrate people wh...
The hugely anticipated second instalment in the hottest dystopian fantasy trilogy of the decade! Who will triumph? Those with songlight, or those without? Welcome back to a world where songlight - or telepathy - is either your greatest power or your greatest curse. Elsa is on the run and is urgently seeking a safe haven. Nightingale is being held captive and forced to use her songlight against her own people. Piper has been promoted up the ranks of the Airmen, where nothing but bloodshed is demanded of him. Rye has stumbled across an incredible airship, the likes of which has never been...
The hugely anticipated second instalment in the hottest dystopian fantasy trilogy of the decade! Who will triumph? Those with songlight, or those with...
