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Cockroach (曱甴)

You
can call him Cockroach, or Roach for short. He’s a catnip-smoking city slicker
living in the dark corners of our homes. A bard (yes, that one) longs for rest
as he contends with his legacy. In their crosshairs lies a boy, caught in their
collision of linguistics, longing, and lobsters (who sometimes burp). A unique
exploration of survival and the dynamics of language erosion, Cockroach is a coming-of-age play about
the stories we tell ourselves to comfort, to persevere, to resist, to overcome,
and to be.

A unique exploration of survival and
the dynamics of language erosion, Cockroach
is a coming-of-age play about the stories we tell ourselves to comfort, to persevere,
to resist, to overcome, and to be.

Reviews

“Shimmering with rich language [and] colourful characters . . . Cockroach delves deep into a deceptively simple story . . . Ho’s text, which is dense and layered, [is] peppered with sharp humour and an idiosyncratic style that leaves lines flying off the stage and bouncing between characters.”


“A vibrant, often-funny examination of what it means to be an immigrant, a playwright, and even a human: as far as I’m concerned, it should be mandatory viewing for Toronto audiences, a play unlike any other this year.”


Cockroach is a confident, thoughtful and compelling show that will make you think twice about what (or who) we might be crushing under our feet.”


“Ho has found a powerful and disturbing metaphor for xenophobia and intolerance.”


Awards

  • Playwrights Guild of Canada Drama Award 2022, Nominated
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    Details

    Dimensions:

    112 Pages
    8.38in * 5.37in * .25in
    1.00gr
    .25lb

    Published:

    June 11, 2024

    ISBN:

    9780369104953

    Book Subjects:

    DRAMA / Canadian

    Featured In:

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    Language:

    eng

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