Sowerby, Githa

Rutherford and Son (Modern Plays)

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ISBN 13:
9781350132771
author:
Sowerby, Githa
format:
Paperback / softback
publisher:
Methuen Drama
language:
English
Publication Year:
2019
Pages:
112
Dimensions:
19.8 x 12.9 centimetres (0.10 kg
Genre:
Fiction & Literature, Drama, European,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 4 working days
£14.39

Description

Rutherford and Son by Githa Sowerby is a powerful play about family and labour that explores the complexities of class and generational warfare. First staged in 1912, it was described as "the most powerful play produced in England in this decade" and enjoyed huge success in London and New York before falling out of view. The play tells the story of John Rutherford, a man who rules both his factory and family with an iron will. However, as the furnaces burn relentlessly at the Glassworks, his children begin to turn against him. Sowerby's astonishing play was inspired by her own experience growing up in a family-run factory in Gateshead. This new edition of Rutherford and Son was published in 2019 to coincide with the National Theatre's revival, offering readers a chance to rediscover this searing depiction of Edwardian life.

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