Synopsis
Karagula
Published by Methuen
3 Male 6 Female
On a beautiful spring evening when both moons are full two teenagers vow eternal love
It is a moment that will have cataclysmic consequences
And not just for them
Also for the world on which they live
A world where Prom Night is a matter of life or death
Where weapons are grown and trained like pets
And where a chosen few are hearing a voice
A voice that speaks of ...
Karagula
Philip Ridley's extraordinary, form-shattering Karagula is a play of epic proportions
Written in a fractured timescale, it explores our constant need to find meaning
To believe we're here for a reason
To have faith in something
Anything
REVIEWS
"We need writers such as Ridley to take us to these dark crevasses of experience ... it all remains with you like a vivid hallucination" ~ Arts Desk
"No one captures pain, violence and the misery of love gone wrong quite like Philip Ridley" ~ Daily Telegraph
"... lacerating excruciating theatre, which leaves the audience exhausted and speechless" ~ Evening Standard