Buy now "Roma heroes –
Five European Monodramas"
"Roma heroes – Five European
Monodramas" – this is the title of the first international Roma drama
collection in the world.
Five stories from five different countries
are included in the book. The plays guide us through Ireland, United Kingdom,
Switzerland, Hungary and Romania. Each play deals with the story of
a Roma hero. The aim of the book is to disseminate these stories, which show
the values of Roma theatre and Roma communities, to as many people as possible.
The plays included in the book:
·The Hardest Word by Richard O’Neill
presents the campaign of Jess Smith, the Scottish Traveller writer who demanded
the first minister to apologize for the injustice and persecution of the
Traveller community.
· It’s a Cultural Thing. Or Is It? by Michael Collins also
shows the past of Traveller people, this time in Ireland.
· Tell Them About Me by Michaela Dragan deals
with the topic of early marriages through personal stories of various Roma
women in Romania.
·
Speak, My Life by Dijana Pavlovic tells
about the long years of Yenish genocide in Switzerland that ended in the '70ies
through the eyes and based on the novel of the Yenish writer, Mariella Mehr.
·Letter to Brad Pitt by Franciska Farkas is a
painstakingly honest confession about the actress' own life, with a touch of
dark humor.
The book can be bought in English and in
Hungarian languages. Please place your order at fuggetlenszinhaz@gmail.com.