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The Secret Love Life of Ophelia

Published
Jul 2014
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General Fiction General Fiction
Pages
64

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Hamlet and Ophelia express the infinite variety of their passion in a work which takes the form of an epistolary play in verse. Steven Berkoff's startlingly original drama charts the lovers' story beneath the surface of Shakespeare's play. With a muscularity of language tempered with tenderness, Berkoff's play is shot through with images of courtly love, sexual desire and intimations of future tragedy. The chill of the ending perfectly offsets the preceding violent heat in what is another unique piece of work from the individual talent that is Steven Berkoff.
The Secret Love Lifeof Ophelia was first performed at the King's Head Theatre, London, on 25 June 2001.

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First Edition Aug 2014 Faber and Faber (UK) ISBN13 9780571318520 ISBN10 0571318525
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Jul 2014 Faber & Faber ISBN10 B00MLD1EPY
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