The Visit, or The Old Lady Comes to Call by Tony Kushner

The Visit, or The Old Lady Comes to Call by Tony Kushner

Durrenmatt's visionary revenge play, one of the great achievements of modern German-language theatre, transported to mid-twentieth-century America by the acclaimed playwright Tony Kushner.

'A superb piece of theatre… this grotesquely funny study of money and morality has a remorseless, relentless force'

* Evening Standard *

'Kushner's language is wonderful… a singular take on a European classic'

* Time Out *

'A whirling, expansive attack on American consumerism… full of Kushner's soaring, compelling language, and great speeches about love, sex, money, politics – the whole damned thing'

* WhatsOnStage *

'An epic reimagining'

* Metro *

Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921–1990) was a celebrated Swiss author of many plays and novels, with Der Besuch der alten Dame (The Visit) first performed in 1956.

It came to prominence in the English-speaking world in its original English version by acclaimed playwright, author and critic Maurice Valency (1903–1996).

Tony Kushner is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright, author and screenwriter, whose work includes Angels in America and the screenplays for Munich, Lincoln, and a new version of West Side Story, amongst many others.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781848429598
ISBN 10	1848429592
Title	The Visit, or The Old Lady Comes to Call
Author	Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Series	Nhb Modern Plays
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Nick Hern Books
Year published	2020-02-20
Number of pages	136
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.