Nadia's daily life in south Brooklyn is filled with small indignities: as a senior home attendant, she is always in danger of being fired; as a part-time nanny, she is forced to navigate the demands of her spoiled charge and the preschooler's insecure mother; and as an ethnic Russian, she finds herself feuding with western Ukrainian immigrants who think she is a traitor. The war back home is…
Features one of Shakespeares most popular comedies, but it remains deeply controversial. Here, the text may well seem anti-Semitic; yet repeatedly, in performance, it has revealed a contrasting nature. Shylock, though vanquished in the law-court, often triumphs in the theatre Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. T…
This version of Brecht's great anti-war play is by David Hare and was premiered by the National Theatre, London, in November 1995. In this chronicle of the Thirty Years War, Mother Courage follows the armies back and forth across Europe, selling provisions and liquor from her canteen wagon. One by one she loses her children to the war but will not part with her livelihood - the wagon. The Berli…
“Apa yang kamu lakukan pada hari pertama setelah patah hati?” Itu adalah pertama kalinya bagi Rania. Pertama kalinya ia memiliki hubungan spesial dengan seorang lelaki. Juga pertama kalinya ia merasakan patah hati oleh seorang lelaki. Hari-hari setelah patah hati dihabiskannya mengurung diri di kamar, membaca artikel-artikel seputar move-on, bertanya-tanya apa yang salah, mengapa takdir sed…
In Venice, the merchant Antonio borrows money so his friend can woo a beautiful lady. He agrees that if he doesn't repay Shylock the moneylender, Shylock can take a pound of his flesh. When Antonio's ships sink and he loses his fortune, Shylock insists on the gruesome payment...
Naskah drama Jerman ini diterbitkan tahun 1990. Karangan Friedrich Dürrenmat dan berjudul asli Der Besuch der alten Dame.Naskah drama ini menceritakan kunjungan nyonya tua mahakaya (kuaya ruaya buanget) bernama Claire ke Kota masa kecilnya, Gullen. Kota yang telah ditinggalkannya selama 45 tahun. Kota yang dulu mengucilkan dan mencampakkannya. Kota yang kini hancur lebur mengalami kebangkrutan…