There is a War (NHB Modern Plays)
Fiction & Literature, Drama, British & Irish, Nonfiction, Entertainment
| Author: | Tom Basden | ISBN: | 9781780015491 |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books | Publication: | November 20, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Nick Hern Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tom Basden |
| ISBN: | 9781780015491 |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Publication: | November 20, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Nick Hern Books |
| Language: | English |
A miniature epic that explores the mad savagery of war with biting black comedy, and takes us into the dark heart of a strange and surreal conflict.
As soldiers, priests and scavengers roam a battle-scorched landscape, a young medical officer finds herself abandoned and useless, unable to locate the hospital or even the war she was promised.
'surreal comic fizz... Brechtian epic rewritten with droll bite' - Independent
'a sharp satire with an irresistibly silly strain... zany humour and inspired wordplay' - Financial Times
'Surreally humorous, and perceptive about the mindlessness of conflict' - Evening Standard
A miniature epic that explores the mad savagery of war with biting black comedy, and takes us into the dark heart of a strange and surreal conflict.
As soldiers, priests and scavengers roam a battle-scorched landscape, a young medical officer finds herself abandoned and useless, unable to locate the hospital or even the war she was promised.
'surreal comic fizz... Brechtian epic rewritten with droll bite' - Independent
'a sharp satire with an irresistibly silly strain... zany humour and inspired wordplay' - Financial Times
'Surreally humorous, and perceptive about the mindlessness of conflict' - Evening Standard
