Includes the playsThe Park,A Midsummer Night's DreamandTime and the Room
These three plays, first published in German in the 1980s, show Strauss developing an enigmatic, unsettling and uniquely theatrical style. Set in Hamburg,The Parkis Strauss's take onA Midsummer Night's Dream.Seven Doorsbrings together a jilted husband, a wedding without guests and two monks with an intimate knowledge of hell. InTimeand The Room, the room contrives to be the play's main character.
Jeremy Sams is a director, translator, adaptor, composer and music director. He has worked extensively on Stephen Sondheim's musicals and adapted Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for the West End.