Larisa and the Merchants - Softcover

Ostrovsky, Alexander

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571308155 ISBN 13: 9780571308156

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2013

Synopsis

The Value of Something is Never its Price

In a trading town on the banks of the river, penniless Larisa is desperate to marry and escape heartbreak and humiliation. But in this brutal world of transactions true love has no worth. Larisa is up for sale and the local merchants want a bargain.

Samuel Adamson's version of Alexander Ostrovsky's rarely seen, sharp and darkly funny play Larisa and the Merchants, premiered at the Arcola in May 2013, produced by InSite Performance.

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Review:

A vibrant and nimble production with a coterie of semi-grotesque characters and uneasy cash-sex nexus highlighted by violent, erotically charged movement to live gypsy music. But when the coarse laughter turns vicious, there's still a pungent whiff of blood and bile. Source: The Times

As jubilant as it is tragic. Source: Telegraph

A superbly judged, cutting social satire. Source: Whatsonstage

Driving energy and sharply defined performances. Source: Guardian

Review:

A vibrant and nimble production with a coterie of semi-grotesque characters and uneasy cash-sex nexus highlighted by violent, erotically charged movement to live gypsy music. But when the coarse laughter turns vicious, there's still a pungent whiff of blood and bile. The Times As jubilant as it is tragic. Telegraph A superbly judged, cutting social satire. Whatsonstage Driving energy and sharply defined performances. Guardian

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0571308155
• ISBN 13: 9780571308156
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112