The River

Author(s): Jez Butterworth

Plays

On a moonless night in August, a man brings his new girlfriend to the remote family cabin where he has come for the fly-fishing since he was a boy. But she's not the first woman he has brought here--or indeed the last. A bewitching story from the author of global smash hit "Jerusalem."


Product Information

Jez Butterworth's most recent play at the Royal Court was the critically-acclaimed hit Jerusalem in 2009, directed by Ian Rickson, which went on to play two record breaking runs in the West End, as well as transferring to Broadway. His first play Mojo opened at the Royal Court, winning five awards including the Evening Standard and Critics' Circle Awards for Most Promising Playwright and the Olivier Award for Best Comedy. Other plays at the Royal Court include The Night Heron and The Winterling. Credits elsewhere include Parlour Song_ at the Almeida. All of the above playscripts are published by Nick Hern Books.

General Fields

  • : 9781848422896
  • : Nick Hern Books
  • : Nick Hern Books
  • : 0.113
  • : 17 October 2012
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 5mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Jez Butterworth
  • : Paperback
  • : 822.914
  • : 64