Changing Destiny

Two actors, a thousand characters, and the story of how a kingdom is changed.

An epic new adaptation of the 4,000-year-old Egyptian poem about the Warrior King, Sinuhe written by Booker Prize-winner Ben Okri that captures the essence of humanity and the complexities of immigration.

This edition of Changing Destiny is published to coincide with the world premiere performance at London's Young Vic Theatre, directed by Young Vic Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah.

About the author

Sir Ben Okri was born in Minna, Nigeria. His childhood was divided between Nigeria, where he saw first-hand the consequences of war, and London. He has won many awards over the years, including the Booker Prize for Fiction, and is also an acclaimed essayist, playwright, and poet. In 2019 Astonishing the Gods was named as one of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'.

Summary

Two actors, a thousand characters, and the story of how a kingdom is changed…

An epic new adaptation of the 4,000-year-old Egyptian poem about the Warrior King, Sinuhe written by Booker Prize-winner Ben Okri that captures the essence of humanity and the complexities of immigration.

This edition of Changing Destiny is published to coincide with the world premiere performance at London’s Young Vic Theatre, directed by Young Vic Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah.

Product details

• Authors: Ben Okri, Okri Ben
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781350260122
• ISBN: 978-1-350-26012-2
• No. of pages: 72
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 196 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Modern Plays
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Egypt, DRAMA / African, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Playwriting, POETRY / African, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Plays, Playscripts, Play, Young Vic, Egypt, Egyptian History, Duologue, Ben Okri