{"product_id":"9781783191512","title":"Farber: Plays One","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first collection of plays from award-winning South African playwright Yael Farber, featuring three fresh adaptations of classical theater texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eMolora\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e - Based on \u003ci\u003eThe Oresteia\u003c\/i\u003e by Aeschylus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this reworking of Aeschylus’ \u003ci\u003eOresteia\u003c\/i\u003e , 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eRAM: The Abduction of Sita into Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e - Based on \u003ci\u003eThe Ramayana\u003c\/i\u003e by Valmiki\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFarber’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 \u003ci\u003eRamayana\u003c\/i\u003e for a new world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eMies Julie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e  - Based on \u003ci\u003eMiss Julie\u003c\/i\u003e by August Strindberg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018882269424,"sku":"9781783191512","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783191512_p0.jpg?v=1769892266","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783191512","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}