Description
Joseph K has a comfortable job in financial services and barely notices the growing chaos all around on the walk to work: the homelessness, the food banks, the anger, the protests, the relentless rise of the cost of living. Until one day, K is arrested. No one will explain what the charges are, but they must be answered.
Emily White's adaptation of The Trial weaves the nightmare of arrest and injustice into a funny and physical take on Franz Kafka's classic.
The play premiered at the Swansea Grand Theatre, in a production by National Theatre Wales, in March 2023.
This urgent, witty adaptation places Kafka's The Trial directly in the contemporary political moment.
About the Author
Emily White trained as an actor at RADA before becoming a writer. Her acclaimed play, Pavilion, premiered at Theatr Clwyd in 2019. She was also commissioned by Theatr Clwyd to write her play Atlantis, which won the George Devine Award in 2021. She has a TV comedy drama series in development with Little Door Productions and the BBC, and a film project in development with Riot Time Pictures.
Book Information
ISBN 9780571384723
Author Emily White
Format Paperback
Page Count 112
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 120g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 130mm * 8mm