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The Crocodile Tom Basden

The Crocodile By Tom Basden

The Crocodile by Tom Basden


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Summary

A ferociously funny, eye-poppingly theatrical play about art, animals and what happens when you try to take on the system from within... a crocodile.

The Crocodile Summary

The Crocodile by Tom Basden

Im not angry with you, Zack, Im angry in general. Im an artist, thats my job.

Ivan is a struggling actor who hasnt yet achieved the recognition he feels he deserves. But all that is about to change when, one afternoon at the zoo with his friend Zack, he is swallowed whole by a crocodile.

Based on Dostoyevskys short story, Tom Basden's The Crocodile is a ferociously funny, eye-poppingly theatrical play about art, animals and what happens when you try to take on the system from within a crocodile.

It premiered as part of the 2015 Manchester International Festival, in a co-production with The Invisible Dot.

The Crocodile Reviews

'Basden's witty updating treats Dostoyevsky's original with a nicely assured mixture of respect and irreverence this savagely silly satire is entirely infectious'

* Telegraph *

'Tom Basden turns Dostoevsky's allegory of capitalist inhumanity into a sharp satire on political celebrity in the Twitter age by turns absurd, charming and subtly sinister'

* The Times *

'A snappy little satire'

* WhatsOnStage *

About Tom Basden

Tom Basden's plays include The Crocodile, an adaptation of a short story by Dostoyevksy (Manchester International Festival, 2015); Holes (Edinburgh Festival Fringe/Arcola Theatre, London); There is a War (as part of the Double Feature season in the Paintframe at the National Theatre); Joseph K, an adaptation of Kafka's The Trial (Gate Theatre, London) and Party (Fringe First Winner; Edinburgh Festival Fringe/Sydney International Festival/Arts Theatre, London).

He has written for some of Britains best TV comedies, including Peep Show, Fresh Meat, The Wrong Mans and Plebs, which won Best New Comedy at the British Comedy Awards 2013 and Best Scripted Comedy at the RTS Awards 2014. He is also a member of sketch group Cowards, who wrote and performed their own TV series on BBC4.

For Radio 4 he has made two series of Cowards and three series of his sitcom Party, based on his 2009 play.

He has been nominated for a BAFTA three times, and has won a Fringe First and an Edinburgh Comedy Award.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky was an 18th century Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and philosopher. His best-known works includeNotes from Underground,Crime and Punishment,The IdiotandThe Brothers Karamazov.

Additional information

GOR009141128
9781848425040
184842504X
The Crocodile by Tom Basden
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Nick Hern Books
2015-07-16
88
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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