As coffins pile up, a local party leader decides on a radical compensation scheme: a goat for each son martyred.
Developed as part of the Royal Court International Department’s long-term project with writers from Syria and Lebanon, the play premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London in 2017.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Has anyone ever told the truth? Has anyone ever demanded it? Does anyone want it? Does anyone even need it?In a small town in Syria, soldiers are celebrated as heroes and grieving families are nourished on propaganda.As coffins pile up, a local party leader decides on a radical compensation scheme: a goat for each son martyred.Goats is a major new work by Syrian playwright and documentary film-maker Liwaa Yazj, translated by Katharine Halls.Developed as part of the Royal Court International Departments long-term project with writers from Syria and Lebanon, the play premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, on 24 November 2017, in a production directed by Hamish Pirie.'Disturbing, bitterly funny and caustically angry. a painful and original piece about the terrible price of conflict and oppression' Financial Times'Exposes the mixture of grotesquerie and cruelty that are aspects of civil war' Guardian'Compelling. a darkly humorous lens through which to examine the messy, multi-sided, multi-storied conflict that is the Syrian Civil War' Exeunt Magazine A play about the impact of war on a small town in Syria, by a leading Syrian playwright and documentary film-maker. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781848427204
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