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"This Student Edition is ideal for any teacher coming to Francis Turnly's 2018 play for the first time or those who already have some familiarity with it. The commentary unpacks the play and its context, including the author's identity as a "Japanese Ulsterman", owing to his...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Turnly, Francis (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, UK ; New York, NY : Methuen Drama, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2024]
Series:Methuen drama student editions.
Subjects:
Missing persons > Drama.
Japan > Drama.
Turnly, Francis. > Great wave.
Turnly, Francis > Criticism and interpretation.
English drama > 21st century > History and criticism.
Table of Contents:
  • The playwright and the play
  • Contexts of the play : from Hokusai to Kim Jong-un
  • Making waves : characters and themes of the play
  • Dramatic devices
  • The play in production : design and directing choices.