Thérèse Raquin (Zola/Wright)
- Full Length Play, Drama, 19th Century
- 4M, 3F
- ISBN: 9781854599582
A gripping psychological thriller adapted for the stage by Émile Zola himself from his own notorious novel, in a version by Nicholas Wright.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- Time Period: 19th Century
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Interior Set
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre
Stifled by an oppressive mother-in-law and a sickly husband, Thérèse Raquin falls passionately for another man. Their feverish affair drives the lovers to an act of terrible desperation, which catapults them headlong into a world more claustrophobic than the one they sought to destroy.
This English version of Thérèse Raquin was first staged at the National Theatre, London, in 2006.
REVIEWS:
"Nicholas Wright's outstandingly well-written and acute new version... unforgettable."
Observer
"A potent, dark group portrait of selfishness and obsession."
Independent on Sunday
Characters
- Casting: 4M, 3F
- Casting Attributes: Good role(s) for female performers
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