The Great Wave

Author:   Francis Turnly ,  Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. (Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781350402379


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   28 November 2024
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Francis Turnly ,  Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. (Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Methuen Drama
Dimensions:   Width: 12.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 19.60cm
Weight:   0.151kg
ISBN:  

9781350402379


ISBN 10:   1350402370
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   28 November 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Chronology COMMENTARY Playwright: overview Context Themes Characters Dramatic Devices, Ethnicity, Culture and Language Design Opportunities and Choices THE GREAT WAVE Notes to the play

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Turnly’s strength lies in his ability to tell a fascinating story ... It draws one’s rapt attention to a scandal that long obsessed the people of Japan. * Guardian * [This edition] has useful introductory notes to get started, and annotations throughout the script to explain and detail some of the cultural references and idiosyncrasies. * Drama & Theatre *


Turnly’s strength lies in his ability to tell a fascinating story ... It draws one’s rapt attention to a scandal that long obsessed the people of Japan. * Guardian *


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Francis Turnly is a playwright, radio dramatist and screenwriter. He has written several plays for Radio 4 and his stage plays have been produced at numerous theatres across the UK and Ireland. He was a winner of a Channel 4 playwright bursary in 2015 and as a result was Playwright in Residence at the Kiln (then Tricycle) Theatre which culminated in him winning the Catherine Johnson Best Play Award in 2016 for his play The Great Wave which premiered at the National Theatre in 2018. Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. is Professor of Theatre Arts and Director of the Graduate Program at Loyola Marymount University, US, with areas of expertise in Japanese theatre, African theatre, Shakespeare, horror theatre, Asian cinema, horror cinema, Greek tragedy, stage combat and comedy.

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