The Night Heron E-Book

Jez Butterworth

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

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

A dark, funny, spellbinding play about a group of outcasts and eccentrics gathered in the Cambridgeshire fens, from the author of Jerusalem and The Ferryman. The sighting of a rare bird attracts attention to a remote part of the fens. The visiting birdwatchers cannot know what dangers lie in the freezing darkness of the marshes. In an isolated cabin, Wattmore, bruised and bleeding, is recording the Old Testament onto cassette. Griffin arrives with fish and chips. Salvation is at hand - a cash prize for winning the university poetry competition, plus the arrival of a potential lodger. Meanwhile, the local townsfolk are stirring... Jez Butterworth's play The Night Heron was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in April 2002.

Leseprobe

Jez Butterworth

THE NIGHT HERON

NICK HERN BOOKS

London

www.nickhernbooks.co.uk

Contents

Title Page

Dedication

Original Production

Characters

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

About the Author

Copyright and Performing Rights Information

For John Butterworth

1924–99

The Night Heron was first presented at the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs, London, on 11 April 2002, with the following cast:

JESS WATTMORE

Karl Johnson

GRIFFIN

Ray Winstone

BOLLA FOGG

Jessica Stevenson

NEDDY BEAGLE

Roger Morlidge

ROYCE

Paul Ritter

DOUGAL

Geoffrey Church

BOY (JONATHAN)

Finlay Robertson

Director

Ian Rickson

Designer

Ultz

Lighting Designer

Mick Hughes

Sound Designer

Paul Arditti

Composer

Stephen Warbeck

Characters

JESS WATTMORE

GRIFFIN

BOLLA FOGG, a woman

NEDDY BEAGLE

ROYCE

DOUGAL

BOY (JONATHAN), a student

A BIRDWATCHER

SON of the birdwatcher

The play is set in the Cambridgeshire fens, in the New Year, over a few short, freezing days

One

Darkness. Local fenland radio. A farm auction. A church fête. Rising seas. A poetry competition for short verse, organised by Cambridge University. The first prize is £2,000. The closing date is in two weeks. Wind. Gull and tern cry out. A man’s VOICE on a tape.

VOICE. And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden. And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.