Karagula [Paperback]

A doorway to a new future is ready to open. We are the hinge of that moment. We will let the door swing wide.

On a beautiful spring evening  when both moons are full  two teenagers vow eternal love. It is a moment that will have cataclysmic consequences. Not just for them, but for the world on which they live. A world where Prom Night is a matter of life or death, where weapons are grown and trained like pets, and where a chosen few are hearing a voice. A voice that speaks of ... Karagula.

Philip Ridley's extraordinary, form-shatteringKaragulais a play of epic proportions. Written in a fractured timescale, it explores our constant need to find meaning. To believe we're here for a reason. To have faith in something. Faith in ... anything.

Karagulareceived its world premiere on 10 June 2016 at a secret London location in one of the largest productions ever staged in the Off-West End.

Philip Ridleywas born in the East End of London. He studied painting at St Martin's School of Art and his work has been exhibited widely throughout Europe and Japan. As well as three books for adults (Crocodilia,In The Eyes of Mr FuryandFlamingos in Orbit)- and the highly acclaimed screenplay for the The Krays feature film (winner of the Evening Standard Best Film of the Year Award) - he has written eleven adult stage plays: the seminalThe Pitchfork Disney, the multi award-winning The Fastest Clock in the Universe,Ghost from a Perfect Place,Vincent River,Mercury Fur, Leaves of Glass,Piranha Heights,Tender Napalm(nominated for the London Fringe Best Play Award), Shivered (nominated Off-West End Best New Play Award),Dark Vanilla Jungle(winner of an Edinburgh Festival Fringe First Award) andRadiant Vermin, plus several plays for young people:Karamazoo,Fairytaleheart,Moonfleece(named as one of the 50 Best Works About Cultural Dil'