A Tender Thing
$31.62
- Paperback
64 pages
- Release Date
29 October 2009
Summary
Another Romeo and another Juliet in a strikingly different love story.
Ben Power weaves the text of Romeo and Juliet into a provocative new tale of love and sacrifice. Re-imagining Shakespeare’s story, A Tender Thing is an elegiac yet ultimately hopeful account of the human capacity for love.
Shakespeare’s timeless poetry provides the backdrop for this delicate and moving account of old age, memory and the demands we make of those we love. When a married coup…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848420823 |
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| ISBN-10: | 184842082X |
| Author: | Ben Power |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Imprint: | Nick Hern Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 29 October 2009 |
| Weight: | 80g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 7mm |
| Series: | NHB Modern Plays |
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Critics Review
‘Wonderful and deeply affecting… an astonishingly powerful play.’
‘A wonderfully crafted reworking… extraordinary’
* Whatsonstage.com *‘Incredibly effective, the language made fresh, its nerve endings exposed.’
* The Stage *‘Wonderful and deeply affecting… an astonishingly powerful play.’
* Express & Star *‘Power’s ingenious reorganisation pays off handsomely… what did Shakespeare know?’
* The Guardian *About The Author
Ben Power
Ben Power is Literary Associate for Headlong Theatre where his work includes Six Characters in Search of an Author and Faustus, both published by Nick Hern Books
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