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Pornography

By Simon Stephens

Pornography Drama

Pornography

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Pornography looks at the events of the first week of July 2005 (the G8 summit, Live 8, the announcement of the 2012 Olympics and the 7/7 bombings) through the perspectives of eight anonymous individuals, including a terrorist. The play can be performed by any number of actors with the scenes presented in any order. This flexibility means that it is ideal for student groups: containing four monologues, two duologues and fifty-two self-contained anecdotal speeches.
This Student Edition offers a study of the meaning, context and performance choices available in this subtle and political play. The in-depth commentary explores the play's themes, its kaleidoscopic structure and the play's production history, looking at both the German and UK premieres. The editor, Jacqueline Bolton, incorporates previously unpublished interviews with Simon Stephens and the directors and dramaturgs associated with the early productions. The commentary reveals the play's performance possibilities, as well as discussing its accomplished form, innovative structure and compassionate impetus. It also includes a chronology of the playwright's life and work, an introduction giving the background to the play, commentary on themes, characters, language and style, notes on individual words and phrases in the text, questions for further study and bibliography and further reading.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
148
Release Date:
2014-01-02
Publication Date:
2014-01-02
Publisher:
Methuen Drama
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1408179857
ISBN13:
9781408179857
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
166 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
9 cm
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