Knives in Hens (Modern Classics) - Softcover

Harrower, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1472574311 ISBN 13: 9781472574312

Publisher: Methuen Drama, 2015

Synopsis

The village has lied. William has lied. It is not because I am undeserving. Not because I am young and they are old. God has given them nothing. I know this now.

Knives in Hens is a brutal fable set in a timeless spartan rural community. First staged at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh in June 1995, before transferring to the Bush Theatre, London, in November 1995, the play was playwright David Harrower's first professionally produced work. It has been staged in twenty-five countries around the world and is widely acknowledged as a modern Scottish classic.

A remarkable play about the transformative power of knowledge and an emerging consciousness as the world moves from rural to the urban and industrial.

With an introduction by Mark Fisher.

About this title

Book Description:

A brutal fable set in a timeless spartan rural community, Knives In Hens is published in this edition with a new introduction by Mark Fisher.

About the Author:

David Harrower is a Scottish playwright, based in Glasgow. His first play, Knives in Hens, was premiered at Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre in 1995. Subsequent plays include Kill the Old Torture Their Young, Presence, Dark Earth, Blackbird, and 365. Harrower has also written adaptations including The Chrysalids, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Ivanov, and Woyzeck. Translations include The Girl on the Sofa, a translation of the Jon Fosse play as well as Schiller's Romantic tragedy Mary Stuart.

About this edition

• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1472574311
• ISBN 13: 9781472574312
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64