The Great Wave

by Francis Turnly

Overview

On a Japanese beach, teenage sisters Hanako and Reiko are caught up in a storm. Reiko survives while Hanako is lost to the sea. Their mother, however, can't shake the feeling her missing daughter is still alive, and soon family tragedy takes on a global political dimension.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350076259
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/30/2018
Series:	Modern Plays
Pages:	136
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.29(d)

About the Author

Francis Turnly is a playwright, radio dramatist and screenwriter. His stage plays have been produced at numerous theatres including the Birmingham Rep (A Samurai in Soho), Watford Palace and Finborough Theatre (Harajuku Girls). His work has been included on schemes such as the National Theatre's Directors Week, Moonstone, and "the 50" (collaboration between BBC Drama and Royal Court). He has written several afternoon plays including Hinterland for BBC Radio 4. Francis was a winner of a Channel 4 playwright bursary in 2015 and as a result was writer in resident at the Tricycle Theatre in 2016, culminating in him winning the Catherine Johnson Award. His play, The Great Wave, will be co-produced by the National Theatre and the Tricycle in 2018. He is developing several ideas for television, including a series treatment with World Productions

Table of Contents

Chronology

COMMENTARY

Playwright: overview
Context
Themes
Characters
Dramatic Devices, Ethnicity, Culture and Language
Design Opportunities and Choices

THE GREAT WAVE

Notes to the play

Editorial Reviews

Turnly's strength lies in his ability to tell a fascinating story ... It draws one's rapt attention to a scandal that long obsessed the people of Japan.” —Guardian

“[This edition] has useful introductory notes to get started, and annotations throughout the script to explain and detail some of the cultural references and idiosyncrasies.” —Drama & Theatre

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