In the Penal Colony
by Franz Kafka, Steven Berkoff

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30 mins Bare Stage/Simple Set

Synopsis

In this strange tale of torture and suffering, the Officer wishes to preserve his way of life and the punishments that were a feature of the Colony.

These attracted avid response in the past, including a machine so fiendish and diabolical that it could have been designed in Hell.

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9781738476909
ISBN-10 1738476901

In the Penal Colony is a play written by Franz Kafka and published by Samuel French .

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