Description
A play about division, destiny and the undimmed potency of memory itself, from the author of the award-winning The Pull of Negative Gravity.
East Berlin, 1990. The Wall has just been pulled down. A man arrives at the flat of his grandmother with awkward questions about the past. Meanwhile, a generation later, in Bethlehem the Israeli security barrier is going up...
Jonathan Lichtenstein's play Memory was first performed at Clwyd Theatr Cymru in 2006.
About the Author
Jonathan Lichtenstein's previous work includes Station, seen at the Soho Theatre, London, in 2000 and The Pull of Negative Gravity, which won an Edinburgh Fringe First in 2004 for outstanding new writing before transferring to New York. He heads up the Theatre Department at the University of Essex.
Reviews
'Lichtenstein explores the shattering of dreams and future happiness... wit, humour and resilience surface in these memories... beautiful'
* Independent *'Powerfully explores one of the great cataclysms of the 20th century and the potentially explosive legacy it has bequeathed today... utterly absorbing and emotionally powerful'
* Stage *Book Information
ISBN 9781854599742
Author Jonathan Lichtenstein
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Nick Hern Books
Publisher Nick Hern Books
Weight(grams) 112g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 130mm * 7mm
