Jon Fosse has been called 'the Beckett of the 21st century' (Le Monde), and the Royal Court production of Nightsongs was dubbed 'Waiting for Godot 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. Fosse: Plays Six marks the culmination of this Norwegian playwright's body of work for the stage to be published in the English language.
The volume includes the plays Rambuku, Freedom, Over There, These Eyes, Girl in Yellow Raincoat, Christmas Tree Song and Sea.
Rambuku: Two people. One finds it difficult to speak. The other attempts to understand. But what is Rambuku? Or who is Rambuku?
Freedom: 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, as we often understand it, is perhaps a prison.
Over There: A woman follows a man to his death. But do they see the same images on the way to the top of the mountain?
These Eyes: A snapshot of the dreamlike state of life. The characters exist in an in-between space which becomes their reality.
Girl in Yellow Raincoat: An examination of our collective weakness, and the fragility of children. It asks questions about notions surrounding fear.
Christmas Tree Song: A man celebrates Christmas alone (and reflects in a somewhat ironic way) on his life as he attempts to put up a Christmas tree.
Sea: A group of people gathered in a kind of limbo, on a ship, disappearing into something unknown.
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Fosse: Plays Six
Rambuku; Freedom; Over There, These Eyes; Girl in Yellow Raincoat; Christmas Tree Song; Sea
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Fosse: Plays Six
Rambuku; Freedom; Over There, These Eyes; Girl in Yellow Raincoat; Christmas Tree Song; Sea
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SEA
A PLAY
Characters
THE SHIPMASTER
THE GUITAR PLAYER
THE WOMAN
THE OLDER MAN
THE OLDER WOMAN
THE MAN
Lights up
Two men (The Shipmaster and The Guitar Player) stand at short distance from each other, turned away from each other.
THE SHIPMASTER
I am the shipmaster
THE GUITAR PLAYER
Who are you
THE SHIPMASTER
I am the shipmaster
short pause
I told you
and Iâve told you so many times
and youâve asked me about it
so many times
Why canât you remember it
That Iâm the shipmaster
THE GUITAR PLAYER
You are the shipmaster
THE SHIPMASTER
Yes
yes as I said
quite short pause
and now Iâve said it again
And I donât mind saying it one more time
I am the shipmaster
Quite short pause
And now
quite short pause
now youâll remember it
and you wonât ask again
you remember it now
donât you
THE GUITAR PLAYER
Iâll remember it now
You are the shipmaster
quite short pause
youâre the master of ships
THE SHIPMASTER
Yes
yes thatâs right
Iâm the master of ships
Short pause
Iâm the master
of this ship
THE GUITAR PLAYER
But is this a ship
THE SHIPMASTER
Yes
THE GUITAR PLAYER
But thereâs no sea here
THE SHIPMASTER
Weâre on the sea
weâre on board a ship
THE GUITAR PLAYER
No
no this canât be a ship
And weâre not on the sea
THE SHIPMASTER
Yes
yes we are
Weâre on a ship
Weâre on the sea
Pause
Or
pause
or
pause
or perhaps weâre not perhaps
pause
or
pause
or are you and I
the only ones here
Pause
No
no of course not
I did tell you
quite short pause
yes that weâre on board a ship
And I am the shipmaster
And there are many people here
Quite short pause
Itâs a big ship
And on a big ship
there are many people
THE GUITAR PLAYER
And where are the others
THE SHIPMASTER
They are here
theyâll come soon
Quite short pause
Because they are here
THE GUITAR P...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Rambuku
- Freedom
- Over There
- These Eyes
- Girl in Yellow Raincoat
- Christmas Tree Song
- Sea
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