The Fever Syndrome
The Fever Syndrome
Résumé
A vivid and thrilling play about a pioneeringa and successful IVF innovator and his brilliantly dysfunctional family.
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The Fever Syndrome by Alexis Zegerman
'We are all slaves to our genes. Worse than that; we are all slaves to our parents' genes.' Dr Richard Myers, the great IVF innovator, is virtually a secular saint because of the thousands of babies he has created throughout his career. Now, his family have gathered at his home on Manhattan's Upper West Side to see him receive a lifetime achievement award. It's not long before this fractious group, more accustomed to debate than empathy, fall into dispute once again: over conflicting Thanksgiving memories, polarised opinions on investment banking, and how best to care for their ailing father. And crucially, who will inherit Richard's wealth and his prestigious science institution? A vivid and thrilling portrait of a brilliantly dysfunctional family, Alexis Zegerman's The Fever Syndrome was first produced at Hampstead Theatre, London, in March 2022, directed by Roxana Silbert.'Finely crafted.. a rollercoaster of issue-driven emotion'
* Evening Standard *'Captivating... echoes Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams and HBO's Succession... as a portrait of blended family dysfunction it is highly enjoyable, while also raising provocative questions about the limits of science'
* WhatsOnStage *'A big, psychologically chaotic, Miller-esque American family drama'
* Broadway World *Alexis Zegerman is an actor, playwright and screenwriter, and was Pearson Writer-in-Residence at Hampstead Theatre, where her play Lucky Seven premiered. Her other plays include The Steingolds, which was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, and Holy Sh!t, which was the first production at the renovated Kiln Theatre.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9781839040696 |
| ISBN 10 | 1839040696 |
| Titre | The Fever Syndrome |
| Auteur | Alexis Zegerman |
| Série | Nhb Modern Plays |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Nick Hern Books |
| Année de publication | 2022-03-24 |
| Nombre de pages | 128 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |