Woyzeck

by Georg Büchner, Jack Thorne (Adapted by)

Overview

1980s Berlin. The Cold War rages and the world sits at a crossroads between Capitalism and Communism. On the border between East and West, a soldier and his lover are trying to build a future for their child.

But the cost of escaping poverty is high, and its tragic consequences unfold in this tale of the people society leaves behind.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781848426368
Publisher:	Theatre Communications Group
Publication date:	10/10/2017
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jack Thorne's previous plays include 2nd May 1997 (Bush Theatre) When You Cure Me (Bush Theatre), Stacy (Arcola Theatre) and Fanny and Faggot (Finborough Theatre). He also writes for television (Skins and Shameless) and cinema (The Scouting Book for Boys), for which he won the Best British Newcomer award at the 2009 London Film Festival. He lives in Luton.

Table of Contents

Chronology

Commentary:
Historical and Social Contexts
The Manuscripts
Character and Caricature
Genre and Themes: Social Drama, Madness, Existential Terror and Tragedy, The 'Double Nature' of the Human Animal, The Problem of Marie
Conclusion

The Play as Performance

Academic Debate

Publication and Production History

Further Exploration

WOYZECK

Notes