Way to Heaven
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Way to Heaven
By (Author) Juan Mayorga
Translated by David Johnston
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oberon Modern Plays
2nd June 2005
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
862.7
Physical Properties
Paperback
72
Description
The heart of Europe. 1942. Children playing, lovers' tiffs, a deserted train station and a ramp rising towards a hangar. This is what you can see, but what should the Red Cross representative report say Way to Heaven has previously been produced at the Teatro Mara Guerrero, Madrid by the Centro Dramatico Nacional. A production of this English translation opened at the Royal Court Theatre, London in June 2005.
Author Bio
Juan Mayorga was a participant on the Royal Court Theatre's International Residency 1998. His work has been produced in Spain and around Europe as well as in Argentina, Venezuela and the USA. David Johnston lives and works in Belfast. He has translated plays by Lorca, Buera Vallejo, Sastre, Lope de Vega, Calderon and Gil Vicente among others. He has written on various aspects of Spanish theatre as well as articles on Spanish politics and culture.
