Synopsis
Brokeback Mountain
Adapted by Ashley Robinson from Annie Proulx
Published by Nick Hern Books
5 Male 1 Female
Wyoming, 1963
When ranch hands Ennis and Jack take seasonal jobs on the isolated Brokeback Mountain, they find companionship in each other
And then they find something more
Brokeback Mountain tells the heartbreaking tale of an irresistible and hidden love spanning twenty years, and its tragic consequences
Based on a story by Annie Proulx, this adaptation is by Ashley Robinson, with songs by Dan Gillespie Sells
Annie Proulx said of the adaptation, "Brokeback Mountain has been recreated in several different forms, each with its own distinctive moods and impact. Ashley’s script is fresh and deeply moving, opening sight lines not visible in the original nor successive treatments"
REVIEWS
" Brokeback Mountain - exquisitely delicate theatre that thoroughly breaks your heart" ~ London Theatre