Fosse: Plays Six Av Jon (Author) Fosse

Jon Fosse has been called "the Beckett of the 21st century" (<i>Le Monde</i>), and the Royal Court production of <i>Nightsongs</i> was dubbed "<i>Waiting for Godot</i> without the gags." Just as Beckett''s plays -- and those of all great playwrights -- grew out of their time, and influenced the current styles of drama, and were part of what brought their times forward, so do Fosse''s plays now. <i>Fosse: Plays Six</i> marks the culmination of this Norwegian playwright''s body of work for the stage to be published in the English language. <p/>The volume includes the plays <i>Rambuku, Freedom, Over There, These Eyes, Girl in Yellow Raincoat, Christmas Tree Song</i> and <i>Sea</i>. <p/><i><b>Rambuku</i></b> Two people. One finds it difficult to speak. The other attempts to understand. But what is Rambuku? Or who is Rambuku? <p/><i><b>Freedom</i></b> There is a sense of otherness in Fosse''s work that challenges our notions of a concept such as ''freedom''. This play questions if freedom,