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Drama Canadian

Crabdance

by (author) Beverley Simons

Publisher
Talonbooks
Initial publish date
Jan 1972
Category
Canadian, Relationships, Women Authors
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780889220164
    Publish Date
    Jan 1972
    List Price
    $17.95

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Description

Crabdance is a tragicomedy in three acts in which a lonely, middle-aged woman plays elaborate, ritualistic games with three men whom she forces to play the roles of her son, her husband and her lover.

About the author

Beverley Simons
Born in 1938 in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Beverley Rosen Simons has written extensively for the stage, film and television. Her play Crabdance (1972) is recognized as a classic of Canadian theatre. She lives and continues to write in Vancouver, B.C.

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Editorial Reviews

“An unusual and searing play about a woman caught in a cage of frustration and neglect.”
Vancouver Sun

“One of the most theatrical contemporary plays that I have ever read.”
— Malcom Black

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