One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
by Dale Wasserman, Ken Kesey
Highlights
Awards & Recognition
Winner! 2001 Tony Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play Winner! 2001 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play
What readers are saying
Readers are highly impressed with 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest', praising its engaging narrative and powerful themes. Many find the adaptation from the novel to be a compelling experience, both for the stage and as a reading material. The play's characters and situations resonate deeply, showcasing Ken Kesey's brilliance.
Synopsis
Comedy Drama / 13m 4f / Int.
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Kirk Douglas played on Broadway as a charming rogue who contrives to serve a short sentence in an airy mental institution rather in a prison.
This he learns was a mistake.
He clashes with the head nurse a fierce artinet.
Quickly he takes over the yard and accomplishes what the medical profession has been unable to do for twelve years; he makes a presumed deaf and dumb Indian talk.
He leads others out of introversion stages a revolt so that they can s
Press Reviews
"Cuckoo is captivating."
— New York Post
"Scarifying and powerful."
— The New York Times
"Funny, touching, and exciting."
— New York Daily News
"Brilliant. The stuff of great theatre."
— WQR Radio
"Transforms the audience into one wild cheering section."
— WNYC Radio
Characters
| Character |
|---|
Aide Warren staff |
Aide Williams staff |
Nurse Ratched staff |
Nurse Flinn staff |
Dale Harding a patient |
Ellis |
Billy Bibbit a patient |
Scanlon a patient |
Cheswick a patient |
Martini a patient |
Ruckly a patient |
Fredericks |
Sefelt |
Col. Matterson |
Randle P. Mcmurphy |
Dr. Spivey staff |
Aide Turkle staff |
Candy Starr |
Nurse Nakamura |
Technician |
Sandra |
Aide |
Chief Bromden a patient |
Videos
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – English Theatre Frankfurt Trailer
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Publication
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is a American adaptation play written by Dale Wasserman and published by Samuel French in New York (2010).
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Samuel French · 2010 · 96 pp
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