Fosse, Jon
Fosse: Plays Four (Oberon Modern Playwrights)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781350514416
- author:
- Fosse, Jon
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Methuen Drama
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 296
- Dimensions:
- 23.6 x 16 x 2.8 centimetres (0.4
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Jon Fosse's Plays Four brings together four powerful and thought-provoking plays that explore the complexities of human relationships. The collection includes And We'll Never be Parted, which raises questions about the nature of reality and memory as a woman waits for her husband. The Son is a poignant exploration of an ageing couple's isolated world, where their long-absent son returns with a score to settle. Visits is a deeply psychological play that delves into the inner lives of two teenagers, navigating the challenges of family dynamics and personal identity. Through his characteristic compression of theatrical time and space, Fosse creates works that are both oblique and profoundly penetrating. Meanwhile the lights go down and everything becomes black offers a stark examination of an errant husband's dilemmas, revealing the complexities of human connection in all its forms.