Mephisto (A Rhapsody)

In the town of Balbek the far right are about to seize power. At the local theatre, Aymeric dreams of celebrity; Lucas longs for a liberal revolution; Michael is seduced by the extremists; Juliette Demba is in fear for her life.As this political earthquake ripples through the town, Aymeric must make his choice: resist the forces of hatred or harness them for his own success.Based on the real life story of Gustaf Grundgens, whose dreams of fame led him to betray everything, and at the peak of his career, perform Faust for Hitler, M isto [A Rhapsody] is a searing contemporary response to Klaus Mann''s banned, and fiercely political cult novel. Samuel Gallet''s urgent new play asks: what would you sacrifice to do the right thing?>

Summary

As this far right political earthquake ripples through society, Aymeric must make his choice: resist the forces of hatred or harness them for his own success. Mephisto [A Rhapsody] is a searing contemporary response to Klaus Mann’s banned, and fiercely political cult novel.

Product details

• Authors: Samuel Gallet
• Assisted by: Chris Campbell (Translation), Chris (Theatre) Campbell (Translation)
• Publisher: Oberon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781786829535
• ISBN: 978-1-78682-953-5
• No. of pages: 152
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Oberon Modern Plays
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; French, Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, DRAMA / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Ireland, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Political structures: totalitarianism and dictatorship, Far-right political ideologies and movements, Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards), Plays, Playscripts, Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship, Political ideologies and movements