{"product_id":"schimmelpfennig-plays-one-the-animal-kingdom-peggy-pickit-sees-the-face-of-god-idomeneus-the-four-points-of-the-compass-9781783190959","title":"Schimmelpfennig: Plays One: The Animal Kingdom; Peggy Pickit Sees the Face of God; Idomeneus; The Four Points of the Compass","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoland Schimmelpfennig is the most performed contemporary German playwright. This collection demonstrates the breadth and formal innovation of his writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Animal Kingdom\u003c\/b\u003e depicts the unremitting battle for human survival in a merciless environment: the theatre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeggy Pickit Sees the Face of God\u003c\/b\u003e has been likened to a post-colonial Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Here two doctors who have returned from Africa reveal the true cost of their failure to combat a terrible and frightening disease. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIdomeneus\u003c\/b\u003e is a narrative play written for a large chorus which re-tells the classical Idomeneus myth in contemporary terms; a fractured, mythic tidal wave, brought to life with astounding theatricality by an ensemble of storytellers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA small narrative piece, \u003cb\u003eThe Four Points of the Compass\u003c\/b\u003e is an urban fable of crossed destinies and uncanny coincidences and a compelling contemporary tale of lust for life and the fragility of existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3746140\"\u003eRoland Schimmelpfennig\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oberon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783190959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783190957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-DRA\"\u003eDrama\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-DRA004020\"\u003eEuropean | German\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-DRA\"\u003eDrama\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-DRA001000\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER011030\"\u003eTheater | Playwriting\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerman playwright \u003cb\u003eRoland Schimmelpfennig\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most prolific and heralded young dramatists in Europe. By age 38, he has already written 16 plays that have been translated into 20 languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Tushingham\u003c\/b\u003e works as a dramaturg and curator for the Salzburg Festival and the Duesseldorfer Schauspielhaus. He has adapted Salman Rushdie's Haroun and the Sea of Stories for The National Theatre, London and translated plays by Roland Schimmelpfennig, Dea Loher, Falk Richter and numerous other contemporary German playwrights. His recent translation of Roland Schimmelpfennig's \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e has been performed in London, Edinburgh, Washington D.C., Toronto, Pittsburgh, Melbourne and on tour in India, Kurdistan and Ireland.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914627932335,"sku":"9781783190959","price":33.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_309553bc-074c-4383-9902-dc463805244d.jpg?v=1758827912","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/products\/schimmelpfennig-plays-one-the-animal-kingdom-peggy-pickit-sees-the-face-of-god-idomeneus-the-four-points-of-the-compass-9781783190959","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}