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Lazarus: The Complete Book and Lyrics (NHB Modern Plays)

Lazarus: The Complete Book and Lyrics (NHB Modern Plays)

by David Bowie (Author), EndaWalsh (Author)

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    Paperback 2016

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Synopsis

'I'm a dying man who can't die.' Thomas Newton came to Earth seeking water for his drought-ridden planet. Years later he's still stranded here, soaked in cheap gin and haunted by a past love. But the arrival of another lost soul brings one last chance of freedom...Inspired by the book The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis and its cult film adaptation starring David Bowie, Lazarus brings the story of Thomas Newton to its devastating conclusion. Written by Bowie with the playwright Enda Walsh, and incorporating some of Bowie's most iconic songs, Lazarus was first performed at New York Theatre Workshop in 2015, starring Michael C. Hall and directed by Ivo Van Hove. The production transferred to London in 2016.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 96
 Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Published: 10 Nov 2016
ISBN 10: 1848426267
ISBN 13: 9781848426269

Media Reviews
Beautiful...a last transmission from a dying star. - Time Out
Blazingly original...adds another mysterious chapter to a career that was full of infinite mystery. - The Stage
David Bowie's parting gift to the world - and what a rare and mesmeric testament this is...it s all unforgettable. I sat rapt throughout' - Independent
Captivating, tense, and emotional... shows like this don t come along very often. - Radio Times
Lazarus...continually emphasizes the surreal over the explicit at nearly every turn... It s all strange and wonderful and heartbreaking and funny in alternating measure. Rolling Stone
[A] poignant remembrance as well as a satisfyingly chewy work in its own right. - Financial Times
Gripping [a] strangely poetic piece of music theatre... there s nothing at all conventional about this. It is festive. Riotous. Dionysian. Wonderful. - BritishTheatre.com
Like David Bowie himself, this is a show that defies definition. It's both all and none of a musical, a play, a gig, performance art, philosophical meditation, a fever dream, a collective trip into the unknown... strangely fascinating and fascinatingly strange. - Broadway World
Fascinating to watch... [a] spectacular study of a pained outsider s search for peace. - Guardian
Bowie's ghost is movingly present the play feels part celebration, part wake; sorrow and death fug up the theatre like some sort of paranormal mist. - GQ Magazine
Intriguing and nuanced... a fitting memorial to one of the giants of popular culture. - Gay Times
Outstanding... full of wild energy, magical effects and overwhelming music. - WhatsOnStage
Enda Walsh's book is full of longing for love, for peace, for release from earthly ties while songs from Bowie's iconic catalogue, an astonishing legacy spanning four decades, are reimagined in a new context whilst somehow retaining the potency they once exerted during the course of a life richly lived. No jukebox musical, this [the] entire creation is infused with the spirit, the quirkiness, the capriciousness of Bowie, and Walsh could not be more in tune with all of it. - The Arts Desk

Blazingly original...adds another mysterious chapter to a career that was full of infinite mystery. - The Stage

David Bowie's parting gift to the world - and what a rare and mesmeric testament this is...it's all unforgettable. I sat rapt throughout' - Independent

Captivating, tense, and emotional... shows like this don't come along very often. - Radio Times

Lazarus...continually emphasizes the surreal over the explicit at nearly every turn... It's all strange and wonderful and heartbreaking and funny in alternating measure. -- Rolling Stone

[A] poignant remembrance as well as a satisfyingly chewy work in its own right. - Financial Times

Gripping... [a] strangely poetic piece of music theatre... there's nothing at all conventional about this. It is festive. Riotous. Dionysian. Wonderful. - BritishTheatre.com

Like David Bowie himself, this is a show that defies definition. It's both all and none of a musical, a play, a gig, performance art, philosophical meditation, a fever dream, a collective trip into the unknown... strangely fascinating and fascinatingly strange. - Broadway World

Fascinating to watch... [a] spectacular study of a pained outsider's search for peace. - Guardian

Bowie's ghost is movingly present... the play feels part celebration, part wake; sorrow and death fug up the theatre like some sort of paranormal mist. - GQ Magazine

Intriguing and nuanced... a fitting memorial to one of the giants of popular culture. - Gay Times

Outstanding... full of wild energy, magical effects and overwhelming music. - WhatsOnStage

Enda Walsh's book is full of longing - for love, for peace, for release from earthly ties - while songs from Bowie's iconic catalogue, an astonishing legacy spanning four decades, are reimagined in a new context whilst somehow retaining the potency they once exerted during the course of a life richly lived. No jukebox musical, this... [the] entire creation is infused with the spirit, the quirkiness, the capriciousness of Bowie, and Walsh could not be more in tune with all of it. - The Arts Desk

Author Bio
David Bowie released over thirty albums throughout his fifty years in the music industry, including The Man Who Sold the World, Space Oddity, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, Young Americans, Low and Heroes among others. His final album Blackstar was released to critical acclaim in January this year. Also an accomplished actor, Bowie appeared on Broadway in The Elephant Man, and can be seen in many films including The Last Temptation of Christ and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence. In 1996, Bowie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 1999, he became a Commandeur dans L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Enda Walsh is an award-winning Irish playwright. His plays include Ballyturk, Misterman, Penelope, The New Electric Ballroom, The Walworth Farce, The Small Things, Bedbound and Disco Pigs. He won a Tony Award in 2012 for writing the book for the musical Once. His work has been performed all over the world.