Odon von Horvath's 1936 drama imagines the former voluptuary, older
and emotionally scarred by his experience of the Great War,
discovering unfamiliar thoughts of morality and responsibility that
clash confusingly with his habitual licentiousness. His internal
conflict is never resolved, but serves as an unforced metaphor for
Germany's postwar identity crisis.Duncan Macmillan's new version
streamlines the story and cuts several characters, but leaves the
Don in a world made up entirely of women, so that in Andrea
Ferran's production six actresses skilfully handle roles from nuns
to prostitutes. While the driving force of Juan's adventure is a
newly discovered guilt over abandoning one lover the night before
their wedding, the most significant scene shows him given the
opportunity for ordinary domesticity with another woman and blowing
it.
General
Imprint: |
Oberon Books Ltd
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Oberon Modern Plays |
Release date: |
February 2012 |
First published: |
August 2012 |
Authors: |
Ödön Von Horváth
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Adapted by: |
Duncan Macmillan
|
Dimensions: |
210 x 130 x 8mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
122 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84943-254-2 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-84943-254-6 |
Barcode: |
9781849432542 |
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