Ebook {Epub PDF} Homebody/Kabul by Tony Kushner

 · Tony Kushner has always gazed outwards. And not the least remarkable fact about Homebody/Kabul, written well before the events of last September, is that it Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins. Tony Kushner’s Homebody/Kabul was the story of a lonely London housewife, the Homebody, and the far-reaching effects of her fascination with Afghanistan, set off by an outdated guidebook. Set in , and written long before “September 11th” and “Taliban” became part of our lexicon, Homebody/Kabul began with a forty-five minute monologue flawlessly performed by Linda Emond as the Estimated Reading Time: 1 min.  · In the shattered world of post-9/11, Tony Kushner may have found his time. Kushner has long embraced the often scorned label of "political playwright," always searching in the work of others and in his own work for the socio-political armature that girds character and www.doorway.ru: Gerald Rabkin.

Tony Kushner's latest play, Homebody/Kabul, began as a monologue for the British actress Kika Markham who is married to Colin Redgrave of the Redgrave family, famous for their often controversial political activism. First staged at London's Chelsea Theatre Center in , the monologue was most recently read by Ms. Markham as part of a November 4th double bill in aid of the "Stop the War. In Homebody/Kabul, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, author of Angels in America, has turned his penetrating gaze to the arena of global politics to create this suspenseful portrait of a dangerous collision between cultures. Written before 9/11, Homebody/Kabul premiered in New York in December and has had highly successful. "Tony Kushner's HOMEBODY/KABUL is the most remarkable play in a decade without a doubt the most important of our time." —John Heilpern, New York Observer "This compelling evening testifies that Mr Kushner can still deliver his sterling brand of goods: a fusion of politics, poetry and boundless empathy transformed through language.

In HOMEBODY/KABUL, Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Tony Kushner, author of ANGELS IN AMERICA, has turned his penetrating gaze to the arena of global politics to create this suspenseful portrait of a dangerous collision between cultures. Homebody/Kabul by Tony Kushner Set in Kabul, this play examines current day Afghanistan, its history, its long long-tortured relationship with the West and its current complex political and humanitarian crisis. In Homebody/Kabul, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, author of Angels in America, has turned his penetrating gaze to the arena of global politics to create this suspenseful portrait of a dangerous collision between cultures.