'Has anyone ever told the truth? Has anyone ever demanded it? Does anyone want it? Does anyone even need it?'
In a small town in Syria, soldiers are celebrated as heroes and grieving families are nourished on propaganda.
As coffins pile up, a local party leader decides on a radical compensation scheme: a goat for each son martyred.
Goats is a major new work by Syrian playwright and documentary film-maker Liwaa Yazj, translated by Katharine Halls.
Developed as part of the Royal Court International Department's long-term project with writers from Syria and Lebanon, the play premiered
at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, on 24 November 2017, in a production directed by Hamish Pirie.
| ISBN: | 9781848427204 |
| Publication date: | 27th November 2017 |
| Author: | Liwa Yaziji |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 135 pages |
| Series: | NHB Modern Plays |
| Genres: |
Plays, playscripts |