The Arsonists - (Modern Plays) by Alistair Beaton & Max Frisch (Paperback)

Name: The Arsonists - (Modern Plays) by Alistair Beaton & Max Frisch (Paperback)
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
SKU: 92520927
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Highlights

Fires are becoming something of a problem.
About the Author: Max Frisch was born in Zurich in 1911.
96 Pages
Drama, European
Series Name: Modern Plays

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About the Book

Frisch's great parable about appeasement is published in this new translation to coincide with the Royal Court Theatre's production, opening in November 2007.

Book Synopsis

Fires are becoming something of a problem. But Biedermann has it all under control. He's a respected member of the community with a loving wife and a flourishing business, so surely nothing can get to him. The great philanthropist is happy to meet his civic duty by giving shelter to two new guests but when they start filling his attic with petrol drums, will he help them light the fuse?

Max Frisch's parable about appeasement is given its first major UK revival since its Royal Court premiere in 1961, which was directed by Lindsay Anderson.

The play is published as a programme text for the production that runs from 1 November - 15 December on the main stage at the Royal Court.

Review Quotes

"Frisch's theme, as Alistair Beaton's sharp new translation makes clear, is bourgeois guilt ... compact, well-characterised and easily applicable to today's world ... a timeless political satire." --Michael Billington, Guardian

"Alistair Beaton's new translation has a witty zest about it" --Charles Spencer, Telegraph

"A fresh, felicitous translation" --Nicholas de Jongh, Evening Standard

About the Author

Max Frisch was born in Zurich in 1911. His reputation rests equally on his novels and his work for the theatre. A collection of three of his most enduring and contentious plays is published by Methuen Drama. He died in 1991.

Alistair Beaton is a British playwright whose work includes the play Feelgood, published by Methuen Drama.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.6 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .4 Inches (D)

Weight: .2 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 96

Genre: Drama

Sub-Genre: European

Series Title: Modern Plays

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Theme: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Format: Paperback

Author: Alistair Beaton & Max Frisch

Language: English

Street Date: May 14, 2009

TCIN: 92520927

UPC: 9781408103937

Item Number (DPCI): 247-17-7351

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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