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Description for Consent
Paperback. A powerful new play from the writer of Tribe. premiered at the National Theatre , London. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Why is Justice blind? Is she impartial? Or is she blinkered?Friends Ed and Matt take opposing briefs in a rape case. The key witness is a woman whose life seems a world away from theirs. At home, their own lives begin to unravel as every version of the truth is challenged.Consent, Nina Raine's powerful, painful, funny play, sifts the evidence from every side and puts Justice herself in the dock. It premiered as a co-production between the National Theatre and Out of Joint, directed by Roger Michell at the National Theatre in 2017.
Why is Justice blind? Is she impartial? Or is she blinkered?Friends Ed and Matt take opposing briefs in a rape case. The key witness is a woman whose life seems a world away from theirs. At home, their own lives begin to unravel as every version of the truth is challenged.Consent, Nina Raine's powerful, painful, funny play, sifts the evidence from every side and puts Justice herself in the dock. It premiered as a co-production between the National Theatre and Out of Joint, directed by Roger Michell at the National Theatre in 2017.
Product Details
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848426306
SKU
V9781848426306
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Ref
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About Nina Raine
Nina Raine is a director and playwright. Her plays include Consent (National Theatre, 2017); Tiger Country (Hampstead Theatre, London, 2011); Tribes (Royal Court, London, 2010, and Barrow Street Theatre, New York; winner of the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award and Drama Desk Award) and Rabbit (Old Red Lion and West End, 2006; winner of the Evening Standard Award for ... Read more
Reviews for Consent
A thrilling revenge drama... powerfully written, and both entertaining and thought-provoking.
Arts Desk; Funny, pointed and complex... Raine's writing crackles with a sharp-tongued and witty energy. Every line is measured and well-balanced, offering a sure-footed and somewhat galling examination of people, with all their horrendous faults on show.
whatsonstage; A play of fierce moral intelligence... always lively and engrossing... Consent ... Read more
Arts Desk; Funny, pointed and complex... Raine's writing crackles with a sharp-tongued and witty energy. Every line is measured and well-balanced, offering a sure-footed and somewhat galling examination of people, with all their horrendous faults on show.
whatsonstage; A play of fierce moral intelligence... always lively and engrossing... Consent ... Read more