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Woyzeck (MacKendrick)
Full-Length Play, Drama / 3f, 10m
Georg Buchner, John MacKendrick
Woyzeck
by Georg Buchner
Translated by John MacKendrick
This anti-romantic and starkly realistic tragedy is about a common soldier, Woyzeck, who attempts to make sense out of life in the face of the intolerance of those about him who think him stupid.
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Cast Size
3f, 10m -
Subgenre
Period -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
This anti-romantic and starkly realistic tragedy is about a common soldier, Woyzeck, who attempts to make sense out of life in the face of the intolerance of those about him who think him stupid. Driven mad by external forces — inhuman military discipline, environment, class and religion — he slaughters his wife and then drowns himself. Buchner's portrayal is ironic and compassionate: the play was a remarkable nineteenth-century call for the need for social reform.
Cast Attributes
Keywords
- Time Period 19th Century
- Setting Various interior and exterior settings
- Cautions
- Mild Adult Themes
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.