Crooked Dances
Published on 20. June 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-350-13649-6 (ISBN)
Description
You've heard of magic hour right? We're in it. right now.
Journalist Katy is desperate for her big break, and an interview in Paris with world famous concert pianist Silvia de Zingaro looks like just her chance.
But the odds are against her. After a disastrous interview, Katy feels certain there's a bigger story there than meets the eye. She hunts for clues, finding Silvia has a collection of mystical books and an apparent fixation with composer Erik Satie. Just as Katy's hope begins to fade, a mysterious night-time encounter with the pianist may well give her the scoop she's looking for...
This compelling new play examines music, time and attention in our modern digital age.
This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford Upon Avon in June 2019.
Journalist Katy is desperate for her big break, and an interview in Paris with world famous concert pianist Silvia de Zingaro looks like just her chance.
But the odds are against her. After a disastrous interview, Katy feels certain there's a bigger story there than meets the eye. She hunts for clues, finding Silvia has a collection of mystical books and an apparent fixation with composer Erik Satie. Just as Katy's hope begins to fade, a mysterious night-time encounter with the pianist may well give her the scoop she's looking for...
This compelling new play examines music, time and attention in our modern digital age.
This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford Upon Avon in June 2019.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
114 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-13649-6 (9781350136496)
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Robin French studied modern and medieval languages at Cambridge University and playwriting on the Royal Court Young Writers' Programme. Plays include Bear Hug (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs and subsequent productions in Italy, Germany, Ireland and Poland), Africa and Pigeon (Flight 5065 on the London Eye), and Breakfast Hearts/Choirplay (Theatre 503). Robin was chosen by the Observer as one of the country's most promising talents. He is writer in residence at Birmingham Repertory Theatre.