The Prince of Homburg
May 2011
Trade Paperback · 96 Pages
$18.95 U.S. · $22.50 CAN
ISBN 9781849430999
Oberon Books
Trade Paperback · 96 Pages
$18.95 U.S. · $22.50 CAN
ISBN 9781849430999
Oberon Books
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The Prince of Homburg is as satisfyingly chewy as the most teeth-wrecking kind of German sausage. Dennis Kelly's lucid, often beautifully lyrical new version betrays the original by altering the ending. Realpolitik rather than philosophy wins out. Fine by me: Kelly's subversive stroke subtly connects the emergence of the modern German state with the terrifying absolutism of the Nazis, without jeopardizing the drama's other concerns. 3 stars — Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph
an intriguingly mercurial drama — Kate Bassett, Independent on Sunday
& fine new version — Maxie Szalwinska, Sunday Times
a startlingly prophetic play about the equivocal nature of reality. 3 stars — Michael Billington, The Guardian
a cerebral serving of early-19th-century German drama — Henry Hitchings, Evening Standard
an intriguingly mercurial drama — Kate Bassett, Independent on Sunday
& fine new version — Maxie Szalwinska, Sunday Times
a startlingly prophetic play about the equivocal nature of reality. 3 stars — Michael Billington, The Guardian
a cerebral serving of early-19th-century German drama — Henry Hitchings, Evening Standard