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The Concert / El Concierto

Ulises Rodriquez Febles author William Gregory translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Nick Hern Books

Published:8th Jul '04

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premiered at London's Royal Court Theatre, April 2004

A fascinating glimpse into the social and cultural complexities of Castro's Cuba.

A comedy about Beatlemania in Castro's Cuba - published here in both the original Spanish and in English translation.

Havana, 2000. Fidel Castro has just unveiled a lifesize statue of John Lennon. But former musician Johnny can remember a time, thirty years before, when the Beatles were not so celebrated in Cuba. He steals the statue and attempts to re-assemble his rock band. But dredging up the past only rubs salt into today's wounds.

A fascinating glimpse into the social and cultural complexities of Castro's Cuba, Ulises Rodriquez Febles' play The Concert was first performed in this English translation by William Gregory in Havana and at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2004.

The Concert won the 2004 Virgilio Piñero Prize for Best Cuban Play, and the Royal Court/NHB Award for Best New Cuban Play by an author under 35.

  • Winner of Royal Court/NHB Award for Best New Cuban Play by an author under 35.
  • Winner of Virgilio Piñero Prize for Best Cuban Play 2004

ISBN: 9781854598059

Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 8mm

Weight: 112g

96 pages

Bilingual edition