Description
An inventive take on the classic myth, Eurydice is by the highly-acclaimed US playwright Sarah Ruhl and includes magical, dreamlike surrealism, lyrical beauty and heart-rending pathos. Eurydice is in love with Orpheus. Her dead father has advice for her wedding but his letters can't get through to the land of the living. At last one does. With her father's words in her hand, she crashes down a flight of stairs and wakes in the underworld, her memory wiped. How will she ever get home? With a style that is light and precise, but also wildly imaginative, this play sees Alice in Wonderland meet Greek myth. Eurydice is a playful and highly original take on a timeless tale of loss, grief and redemption. When she received her MacArthur Foundation 'genius' grant, she was given this verdict: "Sarah Ruhl, 32, playwright, New York City. Playwright creating vivid and adventurous theatrical works that poignantly juxtapose the mundane aspects of daily life with mythic themes of love and war."
Publication coincides with the European premiere, a co-production between ATC, Drum Theatre, Plymouth and The Young Vic, February - May 2010. Sarah Ruhl is one of the brightest rising stars in America's contemporary playwriting scene and this is her first European production. 2010 Tour dates: Drum Theatre Plymouth (25 Feb - 13 Mar), Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (17 - 20 Mar), Junction Theatre, Cambridge (23 - 24 Mar), Northern Stage, Newcastle (6 - 8 April), Bristol Old Vic (13 - 17 April), North Wall, Oxford (22 - 24 April), Young Vic, London (29 April - 29 May).
About the Author
Sarah Ruhl is one of America's most acclaimed and accomplished young playwrights. She is a recent recipient of a MacArthur Foundation 'genius' grant, a Helen Merrill award and a Whiting Writers' Award. Her plays include The Clean House (Susan Smith Blackburn Award, 2004, Pulitzer Prize finalist, Pen Award), Melancholy Play, Eurydice, Late: a cowboy song, and Passion Play: a cycle in three parts (Fourth Forum Freedom Award, Kennedy Center).
Reviews
'Sarah Ruhl's delightful and touching meditation on memory and loss, the way in whichwe keep love alive or let it slip from our mids, and the language of love itself.' Lyn Gardner, Guardian, 06.03.10 'Ruhls's updating of the Orpheus myth is boldly original.' Benedict Nightingale. The Times. 10.05.10 'Its a lovely play about what we carry and what we leave behind.' David Jays, Sunday Times, 16.05.10
Book Information
ISBN 9781408130438
Author Sarah Ruhl
Format Paperback
Page Count 80
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 5mm
Publication coincides with the European premiere, a co-production between ATC, Drum Theatre, Plymouth and The Young Vic, February - May 2010. Sarah Ruhl is one of the brightest rising stars in America's contemporary playwriting scene and this is her first European production. 2010 Tour dates: Drum Theatre Plymouth (25 Feb - 13 Mar), Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (17 - 20 Mar), Junction Theatre, Cambridge (23 - 24 Mar), Northern Stage, Newcastle (6 - 8 April), Bristol Old Vic (13 - 17 April), North Wall, Oxford (22 - 24 April), Young Vic, London (29 April - 29 May).
About the Author
Sarah Ruhl is one of America's most acclaimed and accomplished young playwrights. She is a recent recipient of a MacArthur Foundation 'genius' grant, a Helen Merrill award and a Whiting Writers' Award. Her plays include The Clean House (Susan Smith Blackburn Award, 2004, Pulitzer Prize finalist, Pen Award), Melancholy Play, Eurydice, Late: a cowboy song, and Passion Play: a cycle in three parts (Fourth Forum Freedom Award, Kennedy Center).
Reviews
'Sarah Ruhl's delightful and touching meditation on memory and loss, the way in whichwe keep love alive or let it slip from our mids, and the language of love itself.' Lyn Gardner, Guardian, 06.03.10 'Ruhls's updating of the Orpheus myth is boldly original.' Benedict Nightingale. The Times. 10.05.10 'Its a lovely play about what we carry and what we leave behind.' David Jays, Sunday Times, 16.05.10
Book Information
ISBN 9781408130438
Author Sarah Ruhl
Format Paperback
Page Count 80
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 5mm
