{"product_id":"fosse-plays-six-by-jon-fosse-9781350514423","title":"Fosse: Plays Six","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJon Fosse has been called ‘the Beckett of the 21st century’ (\u003cem\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/em\u003e), and the Royal Court production of \u003cem\u003eNightsongs\u003c\/em\u003e was dubbed ‘\u003cem\u003eWaiting for Godot\u003c\/em\u003e without the gags’. Just as Beckett’s plays — and those of all great playwrights — grew out of their time, influenced the current styles of drama, and were part of what brought their times forward, so do Fosse’s plays now. \u003cem\u003eFosse: Plays Six\u003c\/em\u003e marks the culmination of this Norwegian playwright’s body of work for the stage to be published in the English language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume includes the plays \u003cem\u003eRambuku\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFreedom\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOver There\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThese Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGirl in Yellow Raincoat\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChristmas Tree Song\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSea\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRambuku\u003c\/em\u003e: Two people. One finds it difficult to speak. The other attempts to understand. But what is Rambuku? Or who is Rambuku?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFreedom\u003c\/em\u003e: There is a sense of otherness in Fosse’s work that challenges our notions of a concept such as ‘freedom’. This play questions if freedom, as we often understand it, is perhaps a prison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOver There\u003c\/em\u003e: A woman follows a man to his death. But do they see the same images on the way to the top of the mountain?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e: A snapshot of the dreamlike state of life. The characters exist in an in-between space which becomes their reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGirl in Yellow Raincoat\u003c\/em\u003e: An examination of our collective weakness, and the fragility of children. It asks questions about notions surrounding fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChristmas Tree Song\u003c\/em\u003e: A man celebrates Christmas alone (and reflects in a somewhat ironic way) on his life as he attempts to put up a Christmas tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSea\u003c\/em\u003e: A group of people gathered in a kind of limbo, on a ship, disappearing into something unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470642954476,"sku":"9781350514423","price":43.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350514423-fosse-plays-six.jpg?v=1775223500","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/fosse-plays-six-by-jon-fosse-9781350514423","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}