David Farr Plays 1: The Odyssey; Crime and Punishment in Dalston; The Nativity; Great Expectations

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title David Farr Plays 1: The Odyssey; Crime and Punishment in Dalston; The Nativity; Great Expectations
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Farr
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 128
Category/GenrePlays, playscripts
ISBN/Barcode 9780571228980
ClassificationsDewey:822.914
Audience
General
Edition Main

Publishing Details

Publisher Faber & Faber
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publication Date 3 March 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This first collection of David Farr's plays includes The Odyssey, Crime and Punishment in Dalston, The Nativity and Great Expectations.

Author Biography

David Farr is a writer and director. His plays The Danny Crowe Show, Elton John's Glasses, Night of the Soul, Ramayana, The UN Inspector, The Heart of Robin Hood, The Hunt and a collection of adaptations have all been published by Faber. He was Artistic Director of London's Gate Theatre from 1995 to 1998, and Joint Artistic Director of Bristol Old Vic from 2002 to 2005. He has directed Coriolanus and Julius Caesar for the RSC and The UN Inspector for the National Theatre. In June 2005 he became Artistic Director of the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, where his productions included new versions of The Odyssey and Kafka's Metamorphosis. In 2009 he became Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, where his productions of The Winter's Tale, King Lear and The Homecoming opened to critical acclaim. He also writes for television and film, including all six episodes of The Night Manager for the BBC, the hit Amazon show Hanna, and The Midwich Cuckoos, which was released on Sky Max in 2022. He directed the first production of Thomas Ades's Powder Her Face for Almeida Opera in 1995. David's first book for children, The Book of Stolen Dreams, was published in 2021.