First produced by the Royal Court Theatre, London, and the New York Shakespeare Festival and received its world premiere at the Royal Court Theatre in August 1985, this play is revived at the Royal Co
Aunt Dan & Lemon takes us into the world of a young recluse named Lemon (alias Leonora) who spends her nights reading chronicles of Nazi atrocities. Lemon tells the audience about the overwhelmin
When Marie decides to leave Bruce, she delivers herself of a torrent of ferocious humor and foul-mouthed vituperation concerning him and their marriage, not to mention love, hate, caring, commitment,
“[Our Late Night is] a short play, but a savage one...Neurosis, panic and sexual surreality underlie Shawn’s startling vision of New Yorkers at play.”—GuardianWallace Shawn’s OBIE Award-winning, never
At Ted's instigation, the old gang gather once more at the almost legendary club The Talk House. But the era of Walter Barclay is long gone. A playwright, a composer, an actress. The possibility o
But the story of my life - my behaviour, my actions - now that's a slim little paperback, and I've never read it. The Fever was first performed by the author in an apartment neat Seventh Avenue in N
A daughter is tied to her brilliant father by a passionate bond. The Designated Mourner is a harsh and poetic play about the pursuit of beauty in brutal times.The Designated Mourner premiered at the N
"My Dinner with Andre" is a passionate, volatile, and humorous encounter between two friends who have not seen each other for a long time, and decide to catch up on each others' lives over dinner. And
"Brilliantly upsetting and endearing . . . riveting."?NewsdayThis poetic epic about a scientist, his wife, and his two mistresses as they fend for their lives in a world savagely close to extinction r
Grasses of a Thousand Colors is a poetic epic that tells the story of a scientist (Ben), his wife (Cerise), and his two mistresses (Robin and Rose), as they fend for their lives in a world much like
“The play nicely combines Pinterian menace with caustic political commentary.” –Time“Acerbic, elusive, poetic and chilling, the writing is demanding in a rarefied manner. Its implications are both aff
Wallace Shawn's The Fever is the winner of the 1991 Obie Award for Best Play and soon to be a film starring Vanessa Redgrave. While visiting a poverty-stricken country far from home, the unnamed narr
