War trilogy
By: Iain Landles
Series: Oberon modern plays
Publisher: Oberon Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9781840025439
Subjects: War -- Drama
Genres: Drama
Description: "The Siege" is set in 1565, as the Knights of St John protect Malta from the Turkish onslaught. In the chaos of war, dogmatic leadership falls prey to religious ecstasy, purity is fouled by desire, and the idle rich play games of debauched manipulation in a brutally poetic exploration of extremity. In "Angel of Mons," amidst the slaughter-strewn battlefields of The Great War, Man recreates the world in his own image. Gabriel falls to earth, but his message of hope is lost in the mud-stenched chaos. Set during Napoleon's infamous retreat from Moscow, "Berezina" charts the misery and horror of one of the worst military disasters in history. The plays present the fragility of human nature in a brutal world; through his powerfully dark, richly poetic language, Landles explores the concepts of duty, faith and redemption.
Table of contents: title: The siege; title: Angel of Mons; title: Berezina