Don Juan Comes Back from the War

Ödön von Horváth, Duncan Macmillan

• Publisher: Oberon Books
• Year: 2012
• Print ISBN: 9781849432542
• eBook ISBN: 9781849432610
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: British Drama
• Index: Literature

Don Juan's back from the War and he's got some catching up to do. Berlin is crumbling, but after years of abstinence, the Don is ready for more of the debauchery that once made his name. Amidst political and economic upheaval, Don Juan finds himself increasingly at odds with the man he used to be. Is this notorious lothario about to experience a sudden change of heart?
Ödön von Horváth's startling tale of displacement and isolation in the aftermath of the Great War is presented in a bold new adaptation by award-winning playwright Duncan Macmillan.

1	BATHROOM
	Early Morning.
	A small bathroom above a bar in Berlin, lit by small electric lamps and candles. An enormous bath in the centre. Rain beats against the window.
	The room is crowded with women in various states of undress. Some are wearing items of DON JUAN’s military uniform, his shirt, trousers, jacket, boots, helmet. One or two have drawn mascara moustaches on themselves and tied their hair to look shorter. The air is thick with smoke, dust, incense, steam. The bath overflows. There has been a food fight. The mirror is cracked, and the words ‘Wilkommen daheim’ are scrawled on it in pink lipstick. It is hot, sweaty and airless. They have been in this room for several days. They are all exhausted, drunk, and on the verge of hysteria.
	WOMAN 1 is sat on the toilet, fanning herself to keep cool and talking on a telephone which has been brought through from the neighbouring bedroom.
	WOMAN 2 is in the bath, painting DON JUAN’s face with make-up, laughing and planting lipstick kisses all over his face.
	WOMAN 3 is in the bath, splashing, laughing, giving instructions to WOMAN 2, pulling faces and spitting water at DON JUAN.
	WOMAN 4 dances wildly to the music, drumming the rhythm on her body and any objects within reach. She smokes and selects which record to play next. She pours champagne into any glasses that remain empty.
	WOMAN 5 is asleep, curled in a ball under the sink. She has a full beard drawn on...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Preface by Ödön von Horváth
• Hedonism on the Brink of the Abyss
• Characters
• Cast
• Epigraph page
• Contents
• DARKNESS
• 1 BATHROOM
• 2. 1 HOSPITAL
• 2.2 ALMOST MIDNIGHT
• 2.3 THE FOLLOWING DAY, MORNING
• 2.4 LATE THAT DAY
• 2.5 LATE THAT NIGHT
• 3.1 KITCHEN A FEW HOURS LATER, THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
• 3.2 DAWN
• 3.3 HALF AN HOUR LATER
• 3.4 EVENING
• 3.5 NIGHT
• 3.6 A FEW HOURS LATER
• 4.1 CHAPEL
• 5.1 FURNACE
• 6.1 GRAVE