The Performance - Softcover

Thomas, Claire

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1474616992 ISBN 13: 9781474616997

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2021

Synopsis

'A potent meditation on the intensity of women's lives' Charlotte Wood, author of The Weekend 'Read it as soon as you possibly can' Emily Bitto, author of The Strays 'I read from start to finish almost without looking up' Clare Bowditch, author of Your Own Kind of Girl The false cold of the theatre makes it hard to imagine the heavy wind outside in the real world, the ash air pressing onto the city from the nearby hills where bushfires are taking hold. The house lights lower. The auditorium feels hopeful in the darkness. As bushfires rage outside the city, three women watch a performance of a Beckett play. Margot is a successful professor, preoccupied by her fraught relationship with her ailing husband. Ivy is a philanthropist with a troubled past, distracted by the snoring man beside her. Summer is a young theatre usher, anxious about the safety of her girlfriend in the fire zone. As the performance unfolds, so does each woman's story. By the time the curtain falls, they will all have a new understanding of the world beyond the stage.

About this title

About the Author

Claire Thomas is a Melbourne writer. She holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne where she teaches literary studies and creative writing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1474616992
• ISBN 13: 9781474616997
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320