Fatherland (Modern Plays)

Stephens, Simon; Graham, Scott; Hyde, Karl

ISBN 10: 1350091502 / ISBN 13: 9781350091504

Published by Methuen Drama, 2018

Seller Inventory # I-9781350091504

Synopsis:

Fatherland is a bold, ambitious show about contemporary fatherhood in all its complexities and contradictions. Created by Frantic Assembly’s Scott Graham, Karl Hyde from Underworld and playwright Simon Stephens (Punk Rock, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), this daring collage of words, music and movement confronts the complexities and contradictions of contemporary fatherhood.

A vivid, urgent and deeply personal portrait of 21st-century England at the crossroads of past, present and future, the play is inspired by conversations with fathers and sons from the writers' home towns in the heart of the country. Tender and tough, honest and true, Fatherland is a vital and necessary show about what we were, who we are and what we’d like to become.

The world premiere of Fatherland took place at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester on 5 July 2017 as part of Manchester International Festival. This is a revised version of the original text which coincides with performances in London at the Lyric Hammersmith as part of LIFT 2018.

About the Authors: Simon Stephens began his theatrical career in the literary department of the Royal Court Theatre, where he ran its Young Writers' Programme. His plays for theatre include Bluebird (Royal Court Theatre) Herons (Royal Court Theatre, 2001); Port (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, 2002); One Minute (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 2003 and Bush Theatre, London, 2004); Christmas (Bush Theatre, 2004); Country Music (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, 2004); On the Shore of the Wide World (Royal Exchange Theatre and National Theatre, London, 2005); Motortown (Royal Court Theatre Downstairs, 2006); Pornography (Tricycle Theatre, London, 2009); Harper Regan (National Theatre, 2008); Sea Wall (Bush Theatre, 2009); Heaven (Traverse Theatre, 2009); Punk Rock (Lyric Hammersmith, London, 2009); The Trial of Ubu (Essen Schauspielhaus/Toneelgroep Amsterdam, 2010); A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky (co-written with David Eldridge and Robert Holman; Lyric Hammersmith, London, 2010); Wastwater (Royal Court Theatre Downstairs, 2011); Morning (Lyric Hammersmith, 2012); an adaptation of A Doll's House (Young Vic, 2012); an adaptation of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (National Theatre, 2012); Blindsided (Royal Exchange, 2014); and Birdland (Royal Court, 2014). His radio plays include Five Letters Home to Elizabeth (BBC Radio 4, 2001) and Digging (BBC Radio 4, 2003). Awards include the Pearson Award for Best New Play, 2001, for Port; Olivier Award for Best New Play for On the Shore of the Wide World, 2005; and for Motortown German critics in Theater Heute's annual poll voted him Best Foreign Playwright, 2007. His adaptation of Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Play.

Scott Graham is Artistic Director and co-founder of theatre companny Frantic Assembly. With Frantis Assembly he has directed Things I Know To Be True, No Way Back, Othello and The Believers. He has been nominated for an Olivier and a Tony Award for Best Choreography on the multi-award-winning NT production The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. For Frantic Assembly he has co-directed Little Dogs, Lovesong, Beautiful Burnout, Stockholm, pool (no water), Dirty Wonderland, Rabbit, Peepshow and Underworld. Director/performer credits include Hymns, Tiny Dynamite, On Blindness, Heavenly, Sell Out, Zero, Flesh, Klub and Look Back in Anger. Other directing work includes Man to Man at Wales Millennium Centre and Home for the National Theatre of Scotland. Choreography/movement direction includes The Merchant of Venice for Singapore Repertory Company; Praxis Makes Perfect for National Theatre Wales; The Canticles at Brighton Festival/Aldeburgh Music; Husbands & Sons, Port, Hothouse and Market Boy at the National; Dr Dee for Manchester International Festival/ ENO. With Steven Hoggett and Bryony Lavery, he created It Snows, a National Theatre Connections play. He has, with Steven Hoggett, written The Frantic Assembly Book of Devising Theatre. Scott Graham is a Visiting Professor in Theatre Practice at Coventry University.

Karl Hyde is an English musician and artist. He is a founding member and remains part of English electronic group Underworld. Hyde has also released a solo album, made albums with Brian Eno and Matthew Herbert, and contributed towards the score for the London 2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony alongside Rick Smith

Bibliographic Details

Title: Fatherland (Modern Plays)
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New
Edition: 2nd Edition