A funny and passionate play from the author of The Pride and The Faith Machine. Set in 1960s Greece, Sunset at the Villa Thalia spans a decade as it explores the impact of foreign influence, planned and unintentional, on a nation and its people.
Plays only release their true meaning on stage. After an introduction to the historical background of Chekhov's play, the reader is conducted scene by scene through the Action of the play, followed by a discussion of the Characters, the Setting, Staging, Lighting, Costumes Props and Furniture.
A penetrating play about belonging, family and the limitations of communication, Tribes is an exciting follow-up to Raine's successful debut, Rabbit, and follows such hits as Enron and Jerusalem into the Royal Court Theatre.
Rwanda to Northern Ireland, Zimbabwe to Bosnia answers are demanded, reconciliation hard to hear and the truth reluctant to be told. World premiere at the Royal Court Theatre, London, 2011.