Crabdance

Crabdance is a tragicomedy in three acts in which a lonely, middle-aged woman plays elaborate, ritualistic games with three men whom she forces to play the roles of her son, her husband and her lover.

AUTHOR

Beverley Simons

Born in 1938 in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Beverley Rosen Simons has written extensively for the stage, film and television. Her play Crabdance (1972) is recognized as a classic of Canadian theatre. She lives and continues to write in Vancouver, B.C.

Reviews

“An unusual and searing play about a woman caught in a cage of frustration and neglect.”
— Vancouver Sun

“One of the most theatrical contemporary plays that I have ever read.”
— Malcom Black

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Details

Dimensions:

128 Pages
9in * 229mm * 6in * 152mm * 0.375in10mm
177gr
6.25oz

Published:

January 01, 1972

City of Publication:

Vancouver

Country of Publication:

CA

Publisher:

Talonbooks

ISBN:

9780889220164

Book Subjects:

DRAMA / Canadian

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Language:

eng

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