by Lucy Kirkwood
TCG is excited to announce the publication of
The Children
by Lucy Kirkwood. In this gripping new play, two retired nuclear scientists live in an isolated cottage by the sea as the world around them crumbles. Then an old friend arrives with a frightening request. The world premiere of the play was produced at the Royal Court Theatre in London, with an upcoming Broadway transfer at Manhattan Theatre Club in November.
This is the first TCG title from Lucy Kirkwood.
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by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Known for her acclaimed Elliot Trilogy, Quiara Alegría Hudes continues to grapple with what it means to be an outsider while searching for empathy and connection
in
Daphne's Dive.
Set in a neighborhood bar in North Philly, the play tracks
the lives of a collection of misfits as they gather for cold beer and warm company. The play is Hudes' first contribution to her residency as part of Signature Theatre Company's "Residency One" program.
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by Jez Butterworth
From The Independent:
"A richly absorbing and emotionally abundant play...An instant classic." Set in 1981, Butterworth's stunning new drama takes place at the height of the Northern Ireland conflict. The Carney farmhouse is a hive of activity with preparations for the annual harvest. A day of hard work on the land and a traditional night of feasting and celebrations lie ahead. But this year they will be interrupted by a visitor.
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by Anton Chekhov/Translated by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear, and Larissa Volokhonsky
TCG publishes the fifth title in our Classic Russian Drama series:
The Seagull
by Anton Chekhov.
The restored text, a product of the continuing collaboration of playwright
Richard Nelson
and translators
Richard Pevear
and
Larissa Volokhonsky
, provides valuable insight into Chekhov's intentions in his groundbreaking play.
This new translation for TCG's Russian Drama Series includes lines and variants found in Chekhov's final version of the play, but omitted from the script for the original performance at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1898, which went on to become the standard printed version.
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Hedda Gabler & Sirens: Elektra in Bosnia,
a dual volume from Playwrights Canada Press that is alive with Judith Thompson's trademark grit and raw dialogue. These plays are contemporary reimaginings of
two controversial female protagonists in literature, and the marginalized voices of women in history.
Oil
from Nick Hern Books follows the lives of one woman and her daughter in an epic,
hurtling collision of empire, history and family. Ella Hickson's explosive play drills deep into the world's relationship with this finite resource.
The Virgin Trial
from Playwrights Canada Press is a gripping follow-up to The Last Wife, in which Kate Hennig continues her Tudor Queens Trilogy
by cleverly exploring victim shaming, sexual consent, and the extraordinary ability of girls becoming women as she reimagines the scandalous and little-known story of Elizabeth the First before she was Queen.
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Annie Baker Named MacArthur "Genius" Fellow
The MacArthur Foundation recently released their annual list of fellows-individuals who have demonstrated exceptional "originality, insight and potential" in their creative fields.
This year, TCG playwright Annie Baker was among the winners for work that "[mines] the minutiae of how we speak, act, and relate to one another and the absurdity and tragedy that result from the limitations of language." Baker won the Pulitzer Prize for her play The Flick, and TCG Books will be publishing her most recent play, The Antipodes, in the winter of 2018.
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Anne Kaufmann Talks Amy Herzog's New Play Mary Jane
In a recent interview with The Huffington Post, director Anne Kaufmann discusses collaborating with playwright Amy Herzog on her new play Mary Jane, currently running at New York Theatre Workshop. TCG Books will be publishing Mary Jane in the summer of 2018.
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