Fishermen, The (stage version)
- Full Length Play, Drama, Adaptations (Literature), Contemporary
- 2M
- ISBN: 9781848427976
The Fishermen is a powerful allegory of brotherhood, vengeance and fate.
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Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama, Adaptations (Literature)
- Time Period: Contemporary
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set
- Performance Group:
- Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
In a small Nigerian town, Ben and Obembe, along with their two older brothers, slip away to fish at a forbidden river. Unnoticed and carefree, they keep coming back until one day a madman's prophecy changes the course of their lives forever.
Adapted by Gbolahan Obisesan from the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted novel by Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen is a powerful allegory of brotherhood, vengeance and fate. It was first seen at HOME, Manchester, in 2018, before a tour of the UK including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, in a co-production between New Perspectives and HOME.
Adapted by Gbolahan Obisesan from the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted novel by Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen is a powerful allegory of brotherhood, vengeance and fate. It was first seen at HOME, Manchester, in 2018, before a tour of the UK including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, in a co-production between New Perspectives and HOME.
REVIEWS:
"Beautiful and memorable... something very special."
The Guardian
"Gbolahan Obisesan has skilfully distilled this tragic story… [has] near-mythic qualities, exploring the bonds of family and the individual’s ability to defy fate."
BritishTheatre.com
"Chigozie Obioma's novel [is brought] to vivid, unforgettable life."
The Skinny
"A supreme piece of theatre… what comes across most powerfully is the bleed between imagination and memory, as re-enactment can turn into trauma, and play can stop being play."
The Stage
Premiere Production:
HOME, Manchester, & Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2018.
Characters
- Casting: 2M
- Casting Attributes: All Male
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