Mark Ravenhill je anglický dramatik, ktorého diela skúmajú temnejšie stránky moderného života s bystrou inteligenciou a znepokojujúcim humorom. Jeho hry často zachytávajú sklamanie a túžby postáv na okraji spoločnosti. Ravenhillov štýl je známy svojou surovou úprimnosťou a schopnosťou vyvolať silné emócie u publika. Skúma, ako sa naše najhlbšie priania stretávajú s tvrdou realitou sveta, v ktorom žijeme.
Autor, známy najmä vďaka svojej škandálnej prvotine Shopping and Fucking a filozofujúcej hre Faust, aj vo svojich novších hrách kontroverzným spôsobom analyzuje identitu človeka globálneho veľkomesta na prelome tisícročí. Preklad Svetlana Žuchová.
Svetoznámy filozof prichádza do Los Angeles, kde ho vítajú ako hviezdu. Počas jednej televíznej besedy ohlási Smrť Človeka a Koniec dejín. Keď sa zoznámi s jedným mladíkom, ktorý uteká pred svojím otcom, softwarovým magnátom, vydajú sa na cestu po Amerike. Ale v krvavom závere hry pochopia, že nie všetko je virtuálne.
Už debutová hra Shopping and Fucking zaradila súčasného britského autora Marka Ravenhilla medzi kultových dramatikov...
Shoot/Get treasure/Repeat: A collection of short plays that explore the personal and political effect of war on modern life. | Over there: When Franz's mother escaped to the West with one of her identical twin boys, she left the other behind. Now, twenty-five years later, Karl crosses the border in search of his other half. | A life in three acts: With honesty, humour and occasional anger, performer Bette Bourne tells the playwright Mark Ravenhill about his life. The story moves from a post-war childhood, to the Gay Liberation Front, life in a drag commune and on to the creation of the ground-breaking Bloolips company and beyond. The piece, in three parts, marks a different series of events in Bette's life to reveal a portrait of an amazing individual and celebration of the momentous struggles and achievements of gay liberation. | Ten plagues: London is infected. The dead fall in the streets. As the plague pits fill, the people of London struggle to maintain a society in the face of overwhelming mortality. Based on eye-witness accounts from 1665 and drawing poetic parallels with modern epidemics, Ten Plagues relates one man's journey through a city in crisis. | Ghost story: A satire of the positive-thinking movement and a moving story of a woman's battle with illness, set in a world where time is fluid and we can talk to the dead. | The experiment: Evokes a vortex of atrocity from fairytales to Mengele and Medea
Exploring themes of identity and loss, the story follows a young man who uncovers the truth about his origins, revealing that the parents he has known all his life are not his biological ones. Drawing parallels to Oedipus and the historical context of Chile under Pinochet, this narrative delves into the emotional turmoil of discovering one’s true lineage amidst a backdrop of political upheaval and personal betrayal.
Mark Ravenhill's autobiographical radio play explores the way culture, high and low, impacted both his mother's and his family's lives. Starting an adult ballet class as the only male in the group sparks a memory of life through the eyes of Ravenhill, the playwright. As time intertwines through alternating perspectives we see his family at different stages of their life. From childhood dreams of being a dancer and performer through to the creativity that brings his parents together for the first time and into their old age, this is a deeply personal and resonate drama about the intersects of life and culture. Commissioned by Sound Stage, a new immersive audio theatre, designed by theatre-makers and leading technologists, giving audiences a unique and engrossing online theatre experience of new plays from the best in British theatre.
Tells about the author's brave and flamboyant life. This work reminisces and replays scenes from his life from a postwar childhood, a stint as a classical actor in the late 60s, to living in a drag commune in Notting Hill and being an active member of the Gay Liberation Front.
The story centers on the emotional journey of twin brothers separated at birth due to their mother's escape to the West. After twenty-five years, Karl embarks on a quest to find his twin, Franz, who has remained behind. As they navigate the complexities of their past and the challenges of reuniting, the narrative explores themes of identity, family bonds, and the impact of historical events on personal lives. Their struggle to reconnect highlights the deep connections that persist despite years of separation.
Jimmy Hill, footballing legend, known for his punditry, his charisma and his chin... End of story? Far from it, as his wife Bryony eloquently shows in this fascinating insight into her multi-talented husband.
Five recent hit plays by one of the most talented writers to emerge from the 1990s who made his mark with the seminal Shopping and Fing.