Common
by D.C. Moore

Name: Common
Brand: D.C. Moore
SKU: 9781350042476
Rating: 3 (21 reviews)

Highlights

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Large Cast

British Historical

What readers are saying

Many readers find the play 'Common' to be confusing and muddled, often struggling to grasp its content despite some moments of vivid language. However, a few appreciate its unique script and historical themes, though they feel it ultimately leaves them disengaged. Readers are divided on its effectiveness, with some praising specific lines while acknowledging the challenge of following the narrative.

Unique and rich scriptVivid and moving momentsInteresting historical themesConfusing language throughoutDisengaging for some readers

Synopsis

Common is a dark and disturbing journey into the carnivalesque world of early-Industrial Britain, exploring the personal and public traumas in the period of the enclosure.

Written with verve and wit by Olivier Award-nominated and Writers' Guild Award-winning playwright DC Moore, it tells the story of Mary, a woman who has returned to the village of her birth after years of grifting a living on the edge of respectable London society.

She is there to confront old enemies and rekindle a former love.

But there's trouble in the air as the local Lord struggles to extend the reach of his power by reclaiming the common-land as his personal fiefdom.

Will Mary be able to win over those she lost before?

Or will the violence of the time seep over into even the purest of missions

Common is an epic, funny and uncanny history play which examines the period of the enclosure, asking what does community mean and if there can ever be resolution in the intractable battle between individual desires and the common good.

Common received its world premiere on the Olivier stage of the National Theatre, London, in a coproduction with Headlong, in May 2017.

ThemesHistory PR6113.O5565 C66 2017