August: Osage County (NHB Modern Plays)

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2008
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A hugely-acclaimed black comedy exposing the dark side of the Midwestern American family. When the large Weston family is reunited in Oklahoma after the disappearance of their father, they let loose a maelstrom of repressed truths and unsettling secrets. First staged in the UK at the National Theatre in 2008 following its premiere in Chicago, August: Osage County won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Tony Award for Best Play and Critics' Circle Award for Best Play.

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A hugely-acclaimed black comedy exposing the dark side of the Midwestern American family. When the large Weston family is reunited in Oklahoma after the disappearance of their father, they let loose a maelstrom of repressed truths and unsettling secrets. First staged in the UK at the National Theatre in 2008 following its premiere in Chicago, August: Osage County won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Tony Award for Best Play and Critics' Circle Award for Best Play.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Published: 01 Oct 2008
ISBN 10: 1848420250
ISBN 13: 9781848420250

Media Reviews

'Sensationally entertaining...Tracy Letts' fiercely funny, turbo-charged tragicomedy is, flat-out, no asterisks and without qualifications, the most exciting new American play Broadway has seen in years.' New York Times'Best American drama of the past decade' (USA Today).

Author Bio

TRACY LETTS is the author of Killer Joe, Bug and A Man from Nebraska, which was a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. He is a member of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company, where August: Osage County premiered.