Tony Harrison Plays 6

Hecuba; Fram; Iphigenia in Crimea

Fiction & Literature, Drama, Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts
Cover of the book Tony Harrison Plays 6 by Tony Harrison, Faber & Faber
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Tony Harrison ISBN: 9780571352531
Publisher: Faber & Faber Publication: April 16, 2019
Imprint: Faber & Faber Language: English
Author: Tony Harrison
ISBN: 9780571352531
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication: April 16, 2019
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Language: English

Tony Harrison's sixth collection includes a foreword by Lee Hall. The book contains Harrison's translation of Euripides's Hecuba, which inaugurated the modern amphitheatre of Delphi in 2005; the remarkable Fram, which opened at the National Theatre in 2008; and Iphigenia in Crimea, after Euripides, which premiered on BBC Radio 3 to mark Tony Harrison's eightieth birthday in 2016.

'Tony is that incredibly rare beast: as great a playwright as he is a poet.' Lee Hall

'I am convinced that Tony Harrison is one of the truly great poets writing in English today.' Melvyn Bragg

Hecuba
'Harrison's urgent translation never lets us forget the aching topicality of Euripides' study of the powerful and the powerless.' Guardian

Fram
'Harrison brings gloriously rich life to the stage, by turns funny and rending. His couplets are a feast for rhyme junkies.' Financial Times

'As visually resplendent a piece of theatre as you will see all year. The words more than hold their own, however, expressing in rhymes to be relished that poetry might yet, if not lead us out of the darkness, at least make us feel ashamed we're still stuck in it.' Sunday Times

Iphigenia in Crimea
Set in Sebastapol, 1854, inthe midst of the Crimean war, a lieutenant decides to stage an all-male production of Euripides's tragedy. After initial raucous incredulity, the atmosphere changes as the men commit themselves to the drama until, as it draws to a close, ancient and modern worlds collide and warfare resumes in earnest.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Tony Harrison's sixth collection includes a foreword by Lee Hall. The book contains Harrison's translation of Euripides's Hecuba, which inaugurated the modern amphitheatre of Delphi in 2005; the remarkable Fram, which opened at the National Theatre in 2008; and Iphigenia in Crimea, after Euripides, which premiered on BBC Radio 3 to mark Tony Harrison's eightieth birthday in 2016.

'Tony is that incredibly rare beast: as great a playwright as he is a poet.' Lee Hall

'I am convinced that Tony Harrison is one of the truly great poets writing in English today.' Melvyn Bragg

Hecuba
'Harrison's urgent translation never lets us forget the aching topicality of Euripides' study of the powerful and the powerless.' Guardian

Fram
'Harrison brings gloriously rich life to the stage, by turns funny and rending. His couplets are a feast for rhyme junkies.' Financial Times

'As visually resplendent a piece of theatre as you will see all year. The words more than hold their own, however, expressing in rhymes to be relished that poetry might yet, if not lead us out of the darkness, at least make us feel ashamed we're still stuck in it.' Sunday Times

Iphigenia in Crimea
Set in Sebastapol, 1854, inthe midst of the Crimean war, a lieutenant decides to stage an all-male production of Euripides's tragedy. After initial raucous incredulity, the atmosphere changes as the men commit themselves to the drama until, as it draws to a close, ancient and modern worlds collide and warfare resumes in earnest.

More books from Faber & Faber

Cover of the book The Pride of Parnell Street by Tony Harrison
Cover of the book The Cleansing Flames by Tony Harrison
Cover of the book A Musician's Alphabet by Tony Harrison
Cover of the book The Hamburg Plays by Tony Harrison
Cover of the book Crime at Christmas by Tony Harrison
Cover of the book I Spy by Tony Harrison
Cover of the book The Sewing Group by Tony Harrison
Cover of the book The Lydia Steptoe Stories by Tony Harrison
Cover of the book Close Quarters by Tony Harrison
Cover of the book Loving Monsters by Tony Harrison
Cover of the book American Trade by Tony Harrison
Cover of the book The Seasons of Cullen Church by Tony Harrison
Cover of the book Reaction and Reconstruction in English Politics, 1832–1852 by Tony Harrison
Cover of the book Can Any Mother Help Me? by Tony Harrison
Cover of the book Until the Colours Fade by Tony Harrison
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy