num_pages: 96
description: What will become of us?Four people, the sole survivors of a shipwreck, crawl out of the sea. Two of them are masters, and two of them are servants; and all four are about to discover what life feels like when the boot is on the other foot.Marivaux's potent mix of laughter, emotion and theatrical game-playing makes him one of the most surprising and most modern of all classic playwrights. Neil Bartlett has adapted this brilliant comedy of role-swapping and redemption, which premiered at the Lyric Hammersmith in April 2002.Cast 4
language: English
title: The Island of Slaves
titlecomplete: The Island of Slaves (Oberon Modern Plays)
genres: Classics, School, Drama, Plays, France, 18th Century, French Literature, Fiction, Read For School, Theatre
ratings_count: 2823
publisher: Oberon Books