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Abandonment
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A powerful exploration of loss, grief, and the search for meaning. A world premiere at Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
Perfect for audiences seeking emotionally profound theatre.
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About the Ebook
A play about love, death, identity and evolution, from the bestselling and highly acclaimed novelist.
Elizabeth, forty-something, childless, recently separated, just wants to be alone. She's moved into a converted Victorian mansion, alive with history, character, woodworm and rot. But worse than that she's besieged by invaders of the human kind. Her best friend, her sister, their mother, the builder and a photographer are all determined to make their mark. And a former inhabitant of the house, disturbed from her resting place by Elizabeth's arrival, revisits her own long-forgotten past.
Kate Atkinson's play Abandonment was first performed at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, in 2000.
Why You'll Love This Ebook
- Moving examination of human fragility and resilience.
- Exploration of abandonment and belonging.
- Published by Nick Hern Books, leading contemporary theatre publisher.
- Theatre that speaks to the heart.
Reviews
'Atkinson has arrived at theatrical customs with a huge amount to declare' The Guardian
'Witty, intelligent and absorbing... terrific comic dialogue' The Scotsman
About the Author
Kate Atkinson won the 1995 Whitbread Book of the Year Award with her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum. She is the author of other best-selling novels and Abandonment, her first full-length play, premiered at the Traverse Theatre in 2000.
Publication Details
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Publication Date: 11 November 2015
Print Length: 96 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9781780016733
Format: Ebook
Language: English
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