Greek and Decadence
$47.50
- Hardcover
128 pages
- Release Date
5 October 2017
Summary
‘There is no other like Berkoff and there’ll never be another.’ Daily Mail
This volume marks Steven Berkoff’s eightieth birthday by bringing together two of his greatest plays from the 1980s, Greek - an audacious take on Oedipus - and Decadence, a visceral satire of the upper classes and the social divide in Britain.
With a preface by the playwright and an introduction by Aleks Sierz.
‘The least remarked upon achievement of Berkoff is …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571342648 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0571342647 |
| Author: | Steven Berkoff |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 5 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 245g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 134mm x 204mm |
| Series: | Faber Drama |
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Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoff was born in Stepney, East London. He first studied acting at the City Literary Institute in Holborn at the age of nineteen. Following full-time training at the Webber Douglas School of Drama, he worked extensively in repertory theatre in England and Scotland, undertaking every role from understudy to stage management.
In 1968, he formed his own company, the London Theatre Group. Through mime, ensemble work, and voice, the group developed their own innovative theatrical language, influenced by Berkoff’s encounter with the mime teacher Jacques Lecoq in Paris.
Steven Berkoff’s plays include:
- East
- West
- Sink the Belgrano!
- Kvetch
- Ritual in Blood
- Oedipus
- Messiah: Scenes from a Crucifixion
- The Secret Love Life of Ophelia
- Decadence
- Sit and Shiver
- Greek (adapted as an opera by Mark Anthony Turnage)
- Harry’s Christmas
- Acapulco
- Massage
- Sturm und Drang
- Brighton Beach Scumbags
He has written an autobiography, Free Association, and several theatre books, including I Am Hamlet, Overview, and Meditations on Metamorphosis.
Berkoff’s film credits include:
- A Clockwork Orange
- Barry Lyndon
- Octopussy
- The Tourist
- The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo
- His own version of The Tell Tale Heart
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