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Pitcairn
Series: Oberon Modern Plays
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This play will appeal to readers interested in historical drama, cultural conflicts, and darkly comic explorations of human nature. Fans of provocative theatrical writing and stories of colonisation and society-building will find it compelling.
Pitcairn is Richard Bean's brutal telling of the colonisation of the remote island of Pitcairn by Fletcher Christian and the Bounty mutineers. The play charts - with salty humour and growing horror - the spiralling descent of the colony from a new Eden of freedom and equality to a brutal dystopia.
Pitcairn, the newest play from acclaimed playwright Richard Bean, vividly explores the conflict between personal freedoms and public responsibilities.
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In the southern Pacific Ocean on the remote island of Pitcairn, the infamous mutineers of The Bounty, led by Fletcher Christian (or should it be Titreano?), begin to establish a new society alongside their Tahitian followers. Tensions quickly swell as the British settlers refuse to relinquish the vices of their past. Social, racial, and sexual schisms render the once paradisiac island into a hotbed of discord and bloody violence.
Pitcairn vividly explores the conflict between personal freedoms and public responsibilities. Pitcairn is Richard Bean’s brutal telling of the colonisation of the remote island of Pitcairn by Fletcher Christian and the Bounty mutineers. The play charts – with salty humour and growing horror – the spiralling descent of the colony from a new Eden of freedom and equality to a brutal dystopia.
Series: Oberon Modern Plays
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Critics praise Bean as a daring and witty writer unafraid to tackle difficult topics. Charles Spencer from the Telegraph commends Bean’s fearless approach and humour, awarding three stars. Michael Billington of the Guardian highlights the play’s ingenious examination of a failed utopia, also rating it three stars. The London Evening Standard notes Bean’s bold, provocative style, giving it three stars.
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ISBN: 9781783191079
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 August 2014
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Oberon Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 184g
Pages: 104
About the Author
Richard Bean is one of Britain’s most exciting and prolific playwrights. Between 1989 and 1994 he worked as a stand-up comedian and went on to be one of the writers and performers of the sketch show Control Group Six (BBC Radio), which was nominated for a Writers Guild Award. His first full length play, Of Rats and Men was staged at the Canal Cafe and went on to Edinburgh. He adapted it for radio for the BBC and it was nominated for a Sony Award. His breakthrough play Toast found critical acclaim at the Royal Court Theatre in 1999. He has also translated and adapted Moliere's The Misanthrope. His recent play One Man, Two Guvnors premiered at The National Theatre in May 2011, to a string of five star reviews, before transferring to the West End and Broadway. One Man, Two Guvnors also won the Critics’ Circle and Richard became the first writer to win the Evening Standard Award for Best Play for two plays, The Heretic and One Man, Two Guvnors in 2011.
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