The Comeuppance by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Paperback Book

Description: The Comeuppance by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins A bitingly comic, strikingly timely satire for the stage, which asks if we can ever break free from the people we used to be. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description I guess this is just that age. The Age of Shit Showing Up. The Age of Bad Choices Seeking Their Consequences.Autumn 2022. A group of friends gathering hours before their high-school reunion.Twenty years have passed since graduation: some have had children; some have moved to the other side of the world; some have been to war.But theres another presence in their midst. And as they catch up and reminisce, it only takes a scratch for the scars of those school days to reopen…Branden Jacobs-Jenkins play The Comeuppance is a bitingly comic, strikingly timely satire which asks if we can ever break free from who we used to be. It was first performed at Signature Theatre, New York City, in 2023, and received its UK premiere at the Almeida Theatre, London, in 2024, directed by Eric Ting.One of this countrys most original and illuminating writers The New York Times on Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Author Biography Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is a Brooklyn-based playwright and producer, and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist. His other plays include An Octoroon, Gloria and Appropriate. Review A meditation on memory, ageing and lost hopes... Jacobs-Jenkinss sharply sculpted dialogue teases out the tensions that exist beneath the bonhomie... this is a writer who enjoys playing games with conventions. Nothing is quite what it seems... a piece which continually plays tricks with perspective * The Times *Rich and alive... flares with subtle brilliance... The Comeuppance is good theatre with eloquent outbursts and awkward wit. Its themes play in the mind after the curtain comes down and it is a relief to see theatre dealing with the Covid years, staring its death in the face * Guardian *Dark but laugh-aloud drama * Evening Standard *A bold look at a painful school reunion with a daring theatrical flourish * Telegraph *A post-Covid play haunted by death, rich in ideas, sometimes profound * Independent *An eerie drama of mortality and memory that exerts an insidious fascination... a melancholic, meditative piece with a dash of gallows humour; an elegant danse macabre... Jacobs-Jenkins spins the interconnecting threads of memory and attachment with arachnid delicacy and skill... hypnotic and brooding * The Stage *A smart dark comedy about millennials hitting middle-age... droll and compelling * Time Out *Waspishly humorous and darkly metaphysical * Financial Times *Compelling... original and thought-provoking... entertaining yet hard-hitting * Broadway World *Gripping and funny... inventively grapples with universal fears of mortality * Everything Theatre *Searingly funny and abruptly sad * Culture Whisper *An eloquently rueful meditation on how briskly and brutally youthful dreams evaporate... sharply perceptive... hits an emotional jackpot * iNews *Funny and engaging * British Theatre Guide * Details ISBN1839043504 Author Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Publisher Nick Hern Books Series NHB Modern Plays Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781839043505 Format Paperback Imprint Nick Hern Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Audience General Pages 88 Publication Date 2024-04-25 UK Release Date 2024-04-25 ISBN-10 1839043504 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159984019;

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