Odyssey '84 - by Tim Price (Paperback)

About the Book

The personal and the political collide in Tim Price's beautiful and heartfelt re-telling of the 1984 Miners' Strike, inspired by Homer's Odyssey

Book Synopsis

So. Man of many turns. Tell us your story. From the beginning.

As the strike begins miner John O'Donnell finds himself thrust into a fight for survival, taking him far from South Wales. Meanwhile, at home, his wife Penny goes on her own epic personal journey whilst striving to support her community. When they are finally reunited, they find that their very different journeys have transformed their lives forever.

Set against the backdrop of one of the most turbulent periods in our recent history, Odyssey '84 promises a spectacular theatre experience. This major new play tells of the adventures our ideals take us on.

This edition was published to coincide with the production at The Sherman in Cardiff.

About the Author

Tim Price is a Welsh playwright and screenwriter. His plays include For Once, Salt Root and Roe (winner of Best English Language playwright at the Theatre Critics of Wales Award), Demos, The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning (winner of the James Tait Black prize for drama), I'm With the Band, Protest Song and The Internet Is Serious Business. He is associate playwright at the Traverse theatre and co-founder of Welsh new writing company Dirty Protest.