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    The Prisoner (NHB Modern Plays)
    The Prisoner (NHB Modern Plays)
    The Prisoner (NHB Modern Plays)
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    The Prisoner (NHB Modern Plays)

    By Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne

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    Somewhere in the world, a man sits alone outside a prison. Who is he, and why is he there? Is it a choice, or a punishment?
    With The Prisoner, the internationally renowned theatre director Peter Brook and his long-time collaborator Marie-Hélène Estienne ask provocative and profound questions about justice, guilt, redemption – and what it means to be free.
    The Prisoner opened at Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris, in March 2018, before an international tour which included performances at the Edinburgh International Festival, the National Theatre of Great Britain, and Theatre for a New Audience in New York.
    'The most pioneering theatre director of the twentieth century' Independent on Peter Brook
    'Only its mystery equals the simplicity of this strange fable' - Le Monde
    'The force of the show lies precisely in its ellipses, the empty spaces it offers to our emotions, sensations and to our intelligence' - Télérama
    'During one hour and fifteen minutes, the Earth stops spinning at its maddening speed, to allow Brook to whisper in our ear one of his beautiful universal stories' - Les Echoes
    'The work of an artist for whom the human heart has no secrets and who knows the revealing and consoling force of theatre' - Le Figaroscope
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNick Hern Books
    Release dateAug 6, 2018
    ISBN9781788500821
    The Prisoner (NHB Modern Plays)

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      The Prisoner (NHB Modern Plays) - Peter Brook

      THE PRISONER

      Peter Brook

      and Marie-Hélène Estienne

      NICK HERN BOOKS

      London

      www.nickhernbooks.co.uk

      Contents

      Introduction

      Original Production

      Characters

      The Prisoner

      About the Authors

      Copyright and Performing Rights Information

      Introduction

      Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne

      Somewhere in the world a man is sitting alone in front of a prison.

      Who is he? Why is he sitting there in front of a prison? Is it a deliberate choice? Is it a punishment? As for those who are inside, what crime have they committed? And what do they think of that man, facing them, free? Is he mad? Is he a fanatic? A criminal? What punishment for what crime?

      What sort of justice is this? Who decided it? The man himself? Why is he allowed to stay there? These are questions for those who control the prison, and for those who are locked up. Is the man looking for redemption? Has he visitors? Is he tempted to run away?

      In The Prisoner we are attempting to penetrate the richness of all these themes.

      July 2018

      The Prisoner was first performed at Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris, on 6 March 2018, with the following cast:

      Hiran Abeysekera

      Ery Nzaramba

      Omar Silva

      Kalieaswari Srinivasan

      Donald Sumpter

      It was a production of C.I.C.T. – Théâtre des

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