Three War Plays (Oberon Modern Playwrights)
Three War Plays by Roger Howard, published by Oberon Books in September 2004, presents a collection of three distinct plays: White Sea, A Break in Berlin, and Partisans. This edition, comprising 192 pages, explores the harsh realities faced by characters living through some of the most brutal decades of 20th century Europe. The plays depict their struggles as they navigate extreme conditions that become their everyday lives, highlighting themes of survival and honor amidst the backdrop of revolution, war, and the cold war.
Readers will find a diverse range of dramatic forms in these works, reflecting Howard’s development of a ‘theatre of contradiction.’ The plays focus on the resilience of individuals against injustice and inhumanity, showcasing the complexities of human experience during tumultuous times. This collection not only illustrates the impact of historical events on personal lives but also emphasizes the enduring spirit of resistance.
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Features the plays White Sea, A Break in Berlin and Partisans.
These plays are set in the cruelest decades of 20th century Europe. Their characters suffer extreme conditions which are at the same time their ‘normal’ everyday lives. They survive, or succumb, with more or less honour, as history – in the forms of revolution, war and cold war – plays out its own dramas around and through them.
Using a range of dramatic forms in over eighty plays, Roger Howard has developed a ‘theatre of contradiction’, celebrating people’s resistance to injustice and inhumanity. He founded the Theatre Underground, for which the plays in this collection were written.
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