Broken Glass
by Arthur Miller

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Highlights

120 mins1930sUnit Set/Multiple SettingsPeriod CostumesAmerican

Awards & Recognition

Olivier AwardTony Award

Winner! 1995 Olivier Award for Play of the Year Nominee: 1994 Tony Award for Best Play

What readers are saying

Readers generally appreciate the depth and complexity of Arthur Miller's 'Broken Glass', noting its rich character development and themes related to psychological trauma and Jewish identity. Many find the play to be a powerful exploration of human emotion, though some feel it may not be among Miller's best works. Overall, it is seen as an engaging read that resonates with contemporary issues.

Deep character explorationThought-provoking themesEngaging and relevantStrong emotional impactNot easy to stageSome find it unevenPerceived as melodramatic

Synopsis

Set in Brooklyn, this gripping mystery begins when attractive, level-headed Sylvia Gellburg suddenly loses her ability to walk.

The only clue to her mysterious ailment lies in her obsession with news accounts from Germany.

Press Reviews

"In a metier where people burn out fast, Arthur Miller is still remarkable for the acuity and scope of his moral vision. Miller’s voice, which remains as strong and unrelenting as a prophet’s, distinguishes Broken Glass and gives it a poignance so rare these days that it's almost new-fashioned.“ – The New York Times”Playwrights tend to burn out young, so the fact that Arthur Miller, seventy-eight, opened a new drama on Broadway fifty years after his debut, is noteworthy. Even better, the play is good – complex, mysterious, full of arresting incident, grippingly played."

— Time Magazine

Characters

Character
Sylvia Gellburg
Dr. Harry Hyman
Margaret Hyman
Harriet
Stanton Case
Phillip Gellburg

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Broken Glass – Watford Palace Theater Trailer

Available Editions

FormatPrice
Paperback · New
$9.99
Paperback · First Edition, First
$37.99

Publication

Year1994
BindingPaperback
EditionFirst Edition, First
Pages96
PlaceLondon
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780413681904
ISBN-100413681904
LCCN95116737
LCCPS3525.I5156 B76 1994
DCC812/.52

Broken Glass is a American play written by Arthur Miller and published by Dramatists Play Service in London (1994).

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