From a forested Polish village to the blinding lights of London, A Time to Reap looks at one woman's story against the mountain landscape of an evolving nation and one of Poland's hottest political topics - abortion and the Catholic Church.

Anna Wakulik's startling play A Time to Reap was first performed, in this English translation by Catherine Grosvenor, at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in February 2013.

The play was developed by the Royal Court from its 2011 International Residency for Emerging Playwrights.

About the Author

Anna Wakulik is a Polish playwright, and also currently works as a literary manager for Tarnowski Teatr im. L. Solskiego in Tarnow. She was a semi-finalist and finalist of the Gdynia Drama Award.

Catherine Grosvenor is a playwright and translator. Her plays include One Day All This Will Come To Nothing (Traverse), Cherry Blossom (Traverse/Polski Teatr Bydgoszcz, 2008), Gabriel (Oran Mor 2009), Continuous Growth, which won a Fringe First at the 2012 Fringe, and The Overcoat.

Reviews

'Extraordinary... takes a sharply ambivalent and provocative look at what has been gained and what lost in post-Communist society... resoundingly reccommended'

* Independent *

'Wise, witty... Catherine Grosvenor's translation hits just the perfect, pithy tone... Wakulik is an exciting writer'

* The Times *

'A lively and inventive drama... technically ingenious'

* Telegraph *

'An intriguing contemporary parable... punctuated by sharp humour'

* Whatsonstage.com *

'Questioning, quirky... [a] fresh, provocative Polish voice'

* Evening Standard *

'A witty, intense pressure-cooker drama'

* Time Out *



Book Information
ISBN 9781848423244
Author Anna Wakulik
Format Paperback
Page Count 72
Imprint Nick Hern Books
Publisher Nick Hern Books
Weight(grams) 90g