The Oberon Anthology of Contemporary Norwegian Plays

''If the essence of drama is conflict the crossing of wills of culture versus barbarism the Norwegians have a natural spring to tap into and it is explosive.'' Line Rosvoll Artistic Director of the Norwegian Centre of New Playwriting from her Introduction.The Oberon Anthology of Contemporary Norwegian Plays brings together a selection of exciting playwrights reflecting the breadth and vitality of Norwegian theatre''s booming new writing scene.Six plays translated by Neil Howard and published for the first time in English demonstrate a common willingness to push formal boundaries and to find new ways to tackle the universal experiences of the human condition; grief and loss violence manipulation abuse and despair.Grief Work by Eirik Fauske; Kinder K by Kristofer Grnskag; A Remarkable Person by Pernille Dahl Johnsen; Time Without Books by Lene Therese Teigen; Why Not Before by Liv Hele; Watching Shadows by Hans Petter Blad