Hallway-dwelling Semyon is unemployed and disheartened with life. When his last hope at turning his life around disappears he decides to commit suicide, only to find that a number of people would like him to die on their behalf. On the night of the deed, a party grows towards a glorious climax.Moira Buffini has freely adapted Nikolai Erdman's The Suicide, which was banned by Stalin before a single performance, to create Dying For It. Dying For It premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in March 2007.
ISBN: | 9780571237449 |
Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
Published date: | 15 Mar 2007 |
DEWEY: | 822.914 |
DEWEY edition: | 22 |
Language: | English |
Sales rank: | 11324 |
Number of pages: | 116 |
Weight: | 150g |
Height: | 197mm |
Width: | 127mm |
Spine width: | 10mm |