The Nest E-Book

Franz Xaver Kroetz

• Herausgeber: Nick Hern Books
• Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2016

Beschreibung

Parents-to-be Kurt and Martha just want the best for their baby. They're not afraid of hard work – the latest buggy doesn't come cheap. But when Kurt's boss offers him a chance to make some easy money with a mysterious side job, his rashness catches up with him. A fable about the moral and environmental cost of our materialistic nesting instincts, Conor McPherson's powerful new version of Franz Xaver Kroetz's Das Nest premiered at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, in 2016 and the Young Vic, London, directed by Ian Rickson.

Leseprobe

THE NEST

Franz Xaver Kroetz

in a new translation by

Conor McPherson

NICK HERN BOOKS

London

www.nickhernbooks.co.uk

Contents

Title Page

Original Production

Characters

Act One

Act Two

Act Three

About the Author

Copyright and Performing Rights Information

The Nest, in this translation, was co-produced by the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, and the Young Vic, London, and first performed at the Lyric on 1 October 2016, before transferring to the Young Vic on 28 October. The cast was as follows:

MARTHA

Caoilfhionn Dunne

KURT

Laurence Kinlan

Director

Ian Rickson

Set and Costume Designer

Alyson Cummins

Lighting Designer

Zia Holly

Sound Designer

Gregory Clarke

Original score composed by

PJ Harvey

Performed by

PJ Harvey and James Johnston

Score engineered by

Adam ‘Cecil’ Bartlett

Movement Director

Andrew Dawson

Assistant Director

Rhiann Jeffrey

Production Managers

Alan McCracken

Scott Handley

Company Stage Manager

Kate Miller

Stage Manager

Jade Nagi

Deputy Stage Manager

Alicia White

Technical Manager

Keith Ginty

Characters

KURT MARTHA

This ebook was created before the end of rehearsals and so may differ slightly from the play as performed.

ACT ONE

Scene One

Late evening in the apartment. On the sofa,KURTlies asleep in the flickering light of the television. The volume is turned off.MARTHAsits at a table with her work in front of her. She holds a receiver to her ear as she speaks on the phone.

MARTHA. Good evening. May I speak to the head of the household please? Hello, I’m calling on behalf of Incorporated Research Group Limited, conducting research into banking practice and preferences in the…

She is cut off. She makes a note, looks at the next number on her list, dials and checks her watch, making a note.

Good evening. May I speak to the head of the household please? Thank you. (Waits.) Hello, I’m calling on behalf of Incorporated Research Group Limited, conducting market research into banking practice and preferences in your area, with whom am I speaking please? Yes, it’s one minute to nine o’clock. (Pause.) We call up till nine o’clock. Is there a time that would be more convenient? The questionnaire takes seven minutes. I see. Well I’m sorry for any inconvenience. Thank you, too.