Fosse: Plays Six

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,