{"product_id":"farber-plays-one-molora-ram-the-abduction-of-sita-into-darkness-mies-julie-9781783191512","title":"Farber: Plays One: Molora; Ram: The Abduction of Sita Into Darkness; Mies Julie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMolora - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on The Oresteia by Aeschylus\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this reworking of Aeschylus' Oresteia, Klytemnestra and Elektra face one another in a dramatic confrontation. Attempts to come to terms with their violent past echo testimonies delivered in Apartheid's wake throughout South Africa during the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRAM: The Abduction of Sita into Darkness - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on The Ramayana by Valmiki\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Farber's potent revisioning of this age-old text is a raw and probing contemporary work which places the loss of the Feminine Divine, and thus our lack of spiritual and moral equilibrium, at its visceral core. This is a Ramayana for a new world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMies Julie - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on Miss Julie by August Strindberg\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTransposed to a post-apartheid kitchen - a single night, both brutal and tender, unfolds between a black farm-labourer, the daughter of his master and the woman who has raised them both. The visceral struggles of contemporary South Africa are laid bare, as John and Mies Julie spiral in a deadly battle over power, sexuality, mothers and memory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yaël Farber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oberon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Oberon Modern Playwrights\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.7lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783191512","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706441633929,"sku":"9781783191512","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_0c187a62-82e9-4229-9d7b-2af5bbecf3e9.jpg?v=1719457139","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/farber-plays-one-molora-ram-the-abduction-of-sita-into-darkness-mies-julie-9781783191512","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}