Woyzeck (Thorne)

Woyzeck (Thorne)

Woyzeck (Thorne)

Woyzeck (Thorne)

Woyzeck (Thorne)

Overview

It's 1980s Berlin. The Cold War rages and the world sits at a crossroads between Capitalism and Communism. On the border between East and West, a young soldier and the love of his life are desperately trying to build a better future for their child. But the cost of escaping poverty is high in this searing tale of the people society leaves behind. The multi-award-winning Jack Thorne breathes new life into Georg Büchner's existential masterpiece, Woyzeck, one of the most extraordinary plays ever written.

Authors

Georg Buchner

Georg Büchner (October 17, 1813 – February 19, 1837) was a German dramatist, natural scientist, and political revolutionary. His body of work, like his life, is brief but exceptional, and it is greatly respected in Germany and worldwide. Most famous for his unfinished play WO ...
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Jack Thorne

Jack Thorne is a Tony®, Olivier and BAFTA Award winner who writes for theatre, film, television and radio. His theatre credits include Hope and Let The Right One In, both directed by John Tiffany, Woyzeck at the Old Vic, Junkyard, a Headlong, Rose Theatre Kingston, Bristol Ol ...
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