Gilgamesh The King
by Robert Maclean
Synopsis
In the war in Iraq 5,000 years ago, the first hero in Middle-Eastern history confronts death and looks for a way out.
As Uruk is being invaded, a hero arrives who claims to be the legendary Gilgamesh.
Religion and politics collide as a power struggle ensues.
Love and politics become intertwined; the people cry out for a new leader.
Biblical history, the pursuit of the secret of eternal life, war, examined through mythical storytelling - a surprisingly modern correlation emerges.
Characters
| Character |
|---|
Ninitur a high priest, sixty |
Gilgamesh a hero, forty |
A Trapper fifty |
Enkidu a wild man, thirty (actor who plays TRAPPER) |
Humbaba a giant (actor who plays NINITUR)A BULL (actor who plays NINITUR) |
Utnapishtim an immortal man of apparently eighty (actor who plays NINITUR) |
Aya an immortal woman of apparently eighty (actor who plays ISHTAR) |
Urshanabi a boatman, one hundred (actor who plays TRAPPER) |
Ishtar a goddess incarnated as a priestess, thirty-five |
Publication
Gilgamesh The King is a play written by Robert Maclean and published by Samuel French.
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle.
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