Tribes

Author(s): Nina Raine

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Billy, in his 20s, is the youngest in an averagely dysfunctional family. He is deaf but has learned to lip-read really well, so that his deafness goes unnoticed. Then he meets Sylvia, whose hearing is deteriorating rapidly and who has her own, more complicated ideas about deafness, which radically upset the family's status quo. Nina Raine's clever and subtle new play, Tribes, is about the damage that we do to those we think we love and is an exciting follow-up to Raine's successful debut, Rabbit.

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"There's so much going on in Tribes that it's almost overwhelming: intellect and sentiment, love and cruelty, witty zingers and biting put-downs. But in Nina Raine's dazzling play, too much is a good thing... Tribes is pitch-perfect." -- New York Post "In this provocative and original play, Raine keeps the ideas and the ironies coming until the final thrilling, paradoxical image. Raine's gift is for penetration; she makes her story mean more than the social problem it dramatizes." -- New Yorker "There's so much going on in Tribes that it's almost overwhelming: intellect and sentiment, love and cruelty, witty zingers and biting put-downs. But in Nina Raine's dazzling play, too much is a good thing... Tribes is pitch-perfect." -- New York Post "In this provocative and original play, Raine keeps the ideas and the ironies coming until the final thrilling, paradoxical image. Raine's gift is for penetration; she makes her story mean more than the social problem it dramatizes." -- New Yorker "There's so much going on in "Tribes" that it's almost overwhelming: intellect and sentiment, love and cruelty, witty zingers and biting put-downs. But in Nina Raine's dazzling play, too much is a good thing... "Tribes" is pitch-perfect." -- "New York Post" "In this provocative and original play, Raine keeps the ideas and the ironies coming until the final thrilling, paradoxical image. Raine's gift is for penetration; she makes her story mean more than the social problem it dramatizes." -- "New Yorker"

Nina Raine is a British director and playwright. She was awarded the 2006 Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright and the 2006 Critics' Award for Most Promising Playwright. Her other plays include Rabbit and Tiger Country.

General Fields

  • : 9781848421219
  • : Nick Hern Books
  • : Nick Hern Books
  • : 01 October 2010
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Nina Raine
  • : Paperback
  • : 822.92
  • : 96