Description
| Product ID: | 9780573709210 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Fucking A |
| Authors: | Author: Suzan-Lori Parks |
| Page Count: | 114 |
| Subjects: | Theatre studies, Theatre studies, Plays, playscripts, Plays, playscripts |
| Description: | Fucking Ais an otherworldly tale involving a noble mother her wayward son and others. Hester Smith the revered and reviled local abortionist hatches a plan to buy her jailed son's freedom-and nothing will deter Hester from her quest. In this violent and wild-eyed blend of story and song which harkens to Brechtian and Jacobean structure Hester's branded letter A becomes a provocative emblem of vengeance violence and sacrifice. "Critics' Pick! Timeless and enduringly relevant. As harrowing as it is witty!" - Ben Brantley The New York Times"Four stars! Like Hester's bloodily branded A the play leaves an indelible mark." - Raven Snook Time Out New York"A fiery raw-throated shout in the face of hypocrisy privilege and injustice." - Sara Holdren New York Magazine"An expressionistic and politically charged exploration of class family and violence studded with jarring bursts of humor and song." - Raven Snook Time Out New York Fucking A is an otherworldly tale involving a noble mother, her wayward son and others. Hester Smith, the revered and reviled local abortionist, hatches a plan to buy her jailed son''s freedom-and nothing will deter Hester from her quest. In this violent and wild-eyed blend of story and song, which harkens to Brechtian and Jacobean structure, Hester''s branded letter A becomes a provocative emblem of vengeance, violence and sacrifice. "Critics'' Pick! Timeless and enduringly relevant. As harrowing as it is witty!" - Ben Brantley, The New York Times "Four stars! Like Hester''s bloodily branded A, the play leaves an indelible mark." - Raven Snook, Time Out New York "A fiery, raw-throated shout in the face of hypocrisy, privilege and injustice." - Sara Holdren, New York Magazine "An expressionistic and politically charged exploration of class, family and violence, studded with jarring bursts of humor and song." - Raven Snook, Time Out New York |
| Imprint Name: | Samuel French Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Samuel French Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-03-28 |