num_pages: 92
description: Winner of the George Devine Award for 2002, published to tie in with the opening at the Traverse Theatre at the Edinburgh FestivalAnd that is why we can't have these/Fatally radiant creatures/Walking round the place/Reminding us how clumsy/And mean-spirited/And graceless/And cowardly/And shapeless/And flabby and foul we all are.In a drowned world - how far will you go to save your own skin? In this vicious tale of love, revolt and beauty, Gary Owen presents a vision of a world divided between citizens and non-citizens, where friends betray one another and where surfaces matter more than love or kinship."A blazing new talent" Guardian"A blast of brilliant theatrical writing straight from the heart of post-modern Wales" Scotsman
language: English
title: The Drowned World
titlecomplete: The Drowned World (Modern Plays)
ratings_count: 14
publisher: Methuen Drama