Olga's Room

Informationen zum Autor David Tushingham’s translations of Roland Schimmelpfennig’s plays have been performed in Great Britain, Ireland, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India. His other translations include: Mr. Kolpert, Waiting Room Germany, Stranger’s House, Jeff Koons, State of Emergency and The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant. He has worked as a dramaturg and curator for numerous high-profile European institutions and is currently Artistic Advisor to the Salzburg Festival. Klappentext Communist. Jew. Revolutionary. Lover. Mother. Olga Benario's story is a searing tale of survival as alongside her fellow prisoners she struggles to hold onto her disintegrating sense of self. Based on real events of the 1930s-40s focusing on Benario's time in Brazil and Germany, this gripping play was the first work by one of Europe's foremost contemporary dramatists, Dea Loher, and was originally performed in 1992. After their highly successful run in Luxembourg City, Speaking in Tongues bring the English-language world premiere to London. "'eloquently translated by David Tushingham' - Independent 'beautiful writing' - Exuent Magazine 'David Tushingham's translation flows seamlessly. This is a powerful and harrowing piece of drama' - N16" Zusammenfassung The first play by Dea Loher, one of Europe's foremost contemporary dramatists, is based on real events of the 1930s and 1940s focusing on the life of Olga Benario, a German-Brazilian communist militant.

Product details

• Authors: Dea Loher
• Assisted by: David Tushingham (Translation), David (Author) Tushingham (Translation), Tushingham David (Translation)
• Publisher: Oberon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2013
• EAN: 9781849434294
• ISBN: 978-1-84943-429-4
• No. of pages: 64
• Series: Oberon Modern Plays; Oberon Modern Plays
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; PERFORMING ARTS / General, DRAMA / European / General, DRAMA / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, The arts, Ireland, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Plays, Playscripts