Two German Plays - Couverture souple

Gericke, Katarina; Rinke, Moritz

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1840022299 ISBN 13 : 9781840022292

Editeur : Oberon Books Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

Includes the plays The Man Who Never Yet Saw Woman's Nakedness and Warweser

Warweser tells the story of a homosexual love affair between a Jew and a Nazi in late 1930s Berlin. It was premiered in Heidelberg in 1996 and won the Frankfurter Autorenstiftung prize.

In The Man Who…, a strange man comes to audition fora production of Romeo and Juliet, and the boundaries between life and theatre begin to blur. A volume published in association with the Goethe-Institut London and the Royal Court Theatre.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Moritz Rinke was born in 1967 in Wopswerde, Germany. After studying Drama, Theatre and Media at Giessen University he worked as a journalist, writing in particular for the Berlin newspaper, the Tagesspiegel. He first emerged as a playwright with 'The Grey Angel' in 1996.
'The Man Who Never Yet Saw Woman's Nakedness', translated by Meredith Oakes, was published by Oberon in association with the Goethe-Institut London.

David Tushingham's translations of Roland Schimmelpfennig's plays have been performed in Great Britain, Ireland, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India. His other translations include: Mr. Kolpert, Waiting Room Germany, Stranger's House, Jeff Koons, State of Emergency and The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant. He has worked as a dramaturg and curator for numerous high-profile European institutions and is currently Artistic Advisor to the Salzburg Festival.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oberon Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1840022299
• ISBN 13: 9781840022292
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible