Spring Awakening
by Frank Wedekind, Julian Forsyth, Margarete Forsyth

Name: Spring Awakening
Brand: Frank Wedekind
SKU: 9780413476203
Rating: 3.82 (13026 reviews)

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What readers are saying

Readers generally appreciate the deep themes and contemporary relevance of 'Spring Awakening,' highlighting its exploration of teenage sexuality and generational conflict. Many praise the script, noting its powerful reflection on societal taboos that still resonate today. While a few find faults in the translation and adaptation choices, the overall impact of Wedekind's work is recognized as significant and thought-provoking.

Powerful themes and relevance todayAmazing script and adaptationDeep reflection on adolescenceHaunting depiction of youth strugglesSome issues with translation qualityA few find it challenging to follow

Synopsis

Wedekind's play about adolescent sexuality is as disturbing today as when it was first produced

Wedekind's notorious play Spring Awakening was written in 1891 but had to wait the greater part of a century before it received its first complete performance in Britain, at the National Theatre in 1974.

The production was highly praised, much of its strength deriving from this translation by Edward Bond and Elisabeth Bond Pablé, 'scrupulously faithful both to Wedekind's irony and his poetry.' The Times

This translation of Spring Awakening was first performed at the National Theatre, London on 24 May 1974.

For this edition the translator, Edward Bond, has written a note on the play and a factual introduction to Wedekind's life and work.