In the Republic of Happiness

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- What're you doing here Robert - Well to be frank with you, I've really no idea. I thought I would just suddenly appear, so I did. I suddenly appeared.

A family Christmas is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Uncle Bob. Who is he Why has he come Why does his wife stay out in the car And what is the meaning of his long and outrageous message All we can be sure of is that the world will never be the same again.

A provocative roll-call of contemporary obsessions, In the Republic of Happiness premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in December 2012.

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Martin Crimp was born in 1956. His plays include Three Attempted Acts, Dealing with Clair, Play with Repeats, No One Sees the Video, Getting Attention, The Treatment (1993, winner of the John Whiting Award), Attempts on her Life and The Country. He has translated or adapted work by Ionesco (The Chairs), Genet (The Maids) and Moliere (The Misanthrope). His work in the UK has been produced by the Orange Tree Theatre, the West Yorkshire Playhouse, the Stephen Joseph Theatre, the RSC, the Young Vic and the Royal Court, where he was writer-in-residence in 1997. In New York his work has been seen at the Public Theater and the Classic Stage Company, as well as on Broadway.