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Description
A play by one of Britain's foremost verse playwrights Two pairs of lovers are threatened with death by the jealousy of a cunning and powerful lord. But love is not easily crushed, and its ultimate triumph transforms the whole of society. Taking the storyline of an eighteenth century puppet play by the great Japanese playwright, Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Peter Oswald has written a new play in iambic pentameters for living actors."An elaborate, philosophically nuanced and often funny tale of love" (Independent)
A play by one of Britain's foremost verse playwrights
About the Author
Peter Oswald was born in England in 1965. His original plays include the verse plays Allbright and Valadonama, and Fair Ladies At A Game Of Poem Cards, Augustine's Oak, Ramayana, and Sha Kuntala. He has also adapted plays by Sophocles and Lorca.
Book Information
ISBN 9780413715104
Author Peter Oswald
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 300g
A play by one of Britain's foremost verse playwrights
About the Author
Peter Oswald was born in England in 1965. His original plays include the verse plays Allbright and Valadonama, and Fair Ladies At A Game Of Poem Cards, Augustine's Oak, Ramayana, and Sha Kuntala. He has also adapted plays by Sophocles and Lorca.
Book Information
ISBN 9780413715104
Author Peter Oswald
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 300g
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