Blackbird (Paperback)

by David Harrower (Author)

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Review

"Harrower's drama positively explodes with unresolved, and possibly irresolvable, concerns . . . his brooding ambiguity and his dry, resonating poetry culminate in one of the most daring new plays of recent years."—Sunday Herald

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Product Description
Fifteen years ago Una and Ray had a relationship. They haven't set eyes on each other since. Now, years later, she's found him again... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 84 pages
• Publisher: Dramatist's Play Service (December 31, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822222515
• ISBN-13: 978-0822222514
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,338 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great play, September 14, 2007

By	Nicholas Leshi "kikstad" (Bronx, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Blackbird: A Play (Faber and Faber Plays) (Paperback)

Although the formatting of the text threw me off a bit (it read like a free verse poem at first) after the first page I got used to it and the story and characters totally gripped me. Very powerful, very naturalistic dialogue, and a lot of brilliant subtext. The story deals with two very damaged people trying to get on with their lives in their own way. I wish I had the chance to see the stage production, but reading it is almost as good.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dark subject , rewarding read., April 24, 2008

By	Ruth Bell "Unexpected" (Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Blackbird: A Play (Faber and Faber Plays) (Paperback)

Fifteen years ago, Una and Ray had a relationship when Una was 12 and Ray was 40. They haven't set eyes on each other since. Now she's found him again.

I bought this play after seeing it performed. It's the kind of play that follows you around for days after you've seen it.

I think it's a valuable play to have on the bookshelf if you are interested in writing plays. You can learn a lot about sub-text in reading this play.


It's a very brave play and I really feel that David Harrower spent the time to really get into his characters skins. Both characters seem very authentic in an amazing, yet in a very disturbing way.

This play in essence I think is about the hold a pedophile can have over his victim and the complex relationship the victim can have with her perpetrators memory.

Although disturbing I thought the structure of the play was brilliant. If you love plays you need to have this on your bookshelf.

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice, February 16, 2009

By	J. Self "Artist." (All over) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've been reading a lot of "contemporary" plays. This is one of the better ones. I enjoy it for its minamilism. I think the topic is something that deserves to be discussed and the playwright has done a wonderfull job of bringing the subject to light without preaching or teaching. He treats his audience very respectully and masterfully captivates us inside one room with mostly exposition. That's saying a lot.