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Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons
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Author: Brian Friel Publisher: Samuel French Format: Softcover # of Pages: 152 Pub. Date: 2009 ISBN-10: 057369107X ISBN-13: 9780573691072 Cast Size: 6 women, 9 men
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About
the Play:
Fathers and Sons is a full-length drama by Brian Friel,
adapted from the 1862 novel of the same name by Ivan Turgenev.
In rural Russia in the mid nineteenth century, a brilliant, anarchic
young medical student arrives at the provincial family villa of his
best friend for the summer vacation. He wants to despise the family
for their imperturbable complacency and bourgeois effeteness, but he
is tormented by conflicting emotions. His desperate action has tragic
consequences.
Fathers and Sons speaks of the heartbreak of being a parent
and the terrible compromise of growing up. Two young men arrive at a
country estate, fresh from university: one, Arkady, the son of the
landowner, the other a brilliant and charismatic radical, proclaiming
a dangerous new philosophy. But their warm welcome cools as the new
house guest attacks the values of his hosts, bringing to the surface
the tensions between one generation and the next. Over the course of
a summer, political ideals are tested by filial duty and the arrival
of Anna, a mysterious visitor whose presence stirs the heart and
threatens a friendship.
Fathers and Sons premiered in 1987 at the Royal National
Theatre in London and was revived in 2014 at the Donmar Warehouse in
London.
Cast: 6 women, 9 men
What people say:
"The evening leaves you
pondering not just the play's political implications but the ageless
tragedy of parent child relationship." — The
Guardian (London)
"Drama at its most stimulating
and eloquent... has the density, complexity and richness of a great
19th century novel without the usual creaking stage mechanism of
dramatized fiction." — The New York Daily News
"A fine, solid piece of drama
not just about the divisions between the different generations but
also about nihilism, revolution and the immutability of love."
— Time Out
About the Playwright:
Brian
Friel (1929-2015) was an Irish dramatist, theatre director and
author. One of Ireland's greatest playwrights, he was a leading
voice on stages on both sides of the Atlantic. He received his
college education in Derry, Maynooth and Belfast and taught at
various schools in and around Derry from 1950 to 1960. Often
described as the "Irish Chekhov," he has penned more than
30 plays in a career spanning six decades. |
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Brian Friel, adapted from Turgenev
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