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Tristan Bernays
Zenobia
by Nick Dear
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Readers appreciate the clever language and wit in the play. Many feel it stands out in contemporary theatre for its writing quality.
Clever languageWitty dialogueLacks modern theatrical elements
Synopsis
The Syrian desert.
Third century AD.
Zenobia, warrior Queen of Palmyra, moves her forces into battle with Aurelian, Emperor of Rome.
Meanwhile, her son is engaged in bizarre chemical experiments with Porphyry, a philosophy student with his own secret.
A story of love and adventure at the time of the decline of Imperial Rome as Zenobia makes a stand for independence against the Empire.
Zenobia was produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and premiered at the Young Vic, London, in August 1995.
Publication
PublisherUniversity of California
Year1995
BindingPaperback
EditionMain
Pages126
PlaceLondon
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780571176762
ISBN-100571176763
eISBN-139780571318285
LCCN95223055
LCCPR6054.E235 Z46 1995
DCC822/.914
Zenobia is a British play written by Nick Dear and published by University of California in London (1995).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, Google Play (eISBN 9780571318285).
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