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The Oberon Anthology of Contemporary Norwegian Plays

Eirik Fauske author Kristofer Grønskag author Pernille Dahl Johnsen author Lene Therese Teigen author Liv Heløe author Hans Petter Blad author Neil Howard translator Neil Howard editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:29th Oct '19

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The Oberon Anthology of Contemporary Norwegian Plays brings together a selection of exciting playwrights reflecting the breadth and vitality of Norwegian theatre’s booming new writing scene. 

‘If the essence of drama is conflict, the crossing of wills, of culture versus barbarism, the Norwegians have a natural spring to tap into – and it is explosive.’ – Line Rosvoll, Artistic Director of the Norwegian Centre of New Playwriting, from her Introduction. The Oberon Anthology of Contemporary Norwegian Plays brings together a selection of exciting playwrights reflecting the breadth and vitality of Norwegian theatre’s booming new writing scene. Six plays, translated by Neil Howard and published for the first time in English, demonstrate a common willingness to push formal boundaries and to find new ways to tackle the universal experiences of the human condition; grief and loss, violence, manipulation, abuse and despair. Grief Work by Eirik Fauske; Kinder K by Kristofer Grønskag; A Remarkable Person by Pernille Dahl Johnsen; Time Without Books by Lene Therese Teigen; Why Not Before by Liv Heløe; Watching Shadows by Hans Petter

ISBN: 9781786826978

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 25mm

Weight: 322g

336 pages