Full Description
No, Alice, I don't want to become a man, I just want to stop trying to be a woman.
It's New Year in Rotterdam, and Alice has finally plucked up the courage to email her parents and tell them she's gay. But before she can hit send, her girlfriend reveals that he has always identified as a man and now wants to start living as one.
Now Alice must face a question she never thought she'd ask . . . does this mean she's straight?
A bittersweet comedy about gender, sexuality and being a long way from home.
Rotterdam received its world premiere at Theatre503, London, in October 2015, before transferring to Trafalgar Studios, London, in May 2016.
This volume contains introductory commentary and notes by Stephen Farrier from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London.
METHUEN DRAMA STUDENT EDITIONS are expertly annotated texts of a wide range of plays from the modern and classic repertoires. As well as the complete text of the play itself, this volume contains:
- an introduction outlining the plays themes, context and performance history
- the full text of the play
- extensive textual notes
- questions for further study.
Contents
The introduction and commentary to the play will cover:
Introduction to Author's Life and Work
Contexts: historical, political and social (focusing on sexuality and gender, and including terminology)
Themes: identity, intergenerational relationships, secrets and truth-telling, friendship
Dramaturgy and Genre
Production History and Reception
Scene-by-Scene Summary
Play-text
Further Reading
