Gormenghast
by Mervyn Peake

Gormenghast Book Cover
Gormenghast Cover

Synopsis

In a world bound by iron laws and dead rituals, two young men are struggling to make their way: Steerpike, the renegade kitchen-boy who seduces and murders his way up the social ladder, and Titus Groan, heir to Gormenghast, who comes to threaten its very existence.

John Constable famously 'pulled off the impossible' (The Times) with his stage adaptation of Mervyn Peake's legendary Gormenghast trilogy.

Commissioned and produced by the David Glass Ensemble, this gruesome, gothic drama has since become a landmark in the history of adaptation for the stage.

Themes

Performance

Cast

A medium cast size of 13 total roles, 5 female and 8 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Oberon
Year Published
2006
ISBN 10
1840026731
ISBN 13
9781840026733
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
96 pages
Place Published
London
Language
English
LCCN
2007367067
LCC
PR6053.O5127 G67 2006
eISBN 13
9781849435819
Print
Gormenghast is a British adaptation play written by and published by Oberon in London, 2006. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9781840026733 and an ISBN-10 of 1840026731.
Digital
ePlay digital editions are available on Amazon Kindle Apple Books Google Play with an ISBN-13 of 9781849435819.

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