Jon Fosse has been called the Beckett of the 21st century (Le Monde) and the Royal Court
production of Nightsongs was dubbed Waiting for Godot without the gags. Just as Beckett's plays
-- and those of all great playwrights -- grew out of their time and influenced the current
styles of drama and were part of what brought their times forward so do Fosse's plays now.
Fosse: Plays Six marks the culmination of this Norwegian playwright's body of work for the
stage to be published in the English language. The volume includes the plays Rambuku Freedom
Over There These Eyes Girl in Yellow Raincoat Christmas Tree Song and Sea. Rambuku Two
people. One finds it difficult to speak. The other attempts to understand. But what is Rambuku?
Or who is Rambuku? Freedom There is a sense of otherness in Fosse's work that challenges our
notions of a concept such as 'freedom'. This play questions if freedom as we often understand
it is perhaps a prison. Over There A woman follows a man to his death. But do they see the
same images on the way to the top of the mountain? These Eyes A snapshot of the dreamlike state
of life. The characters exist in an in-between space which becomes their reality. Girl in
Yellow Raincoat An examination of our collective weakness and the fragility of children. It
asks questions about notions surrounding fear. Christmas Tree Song A man celebrates Christmas
alone (and reflects in a somewhat ironic way) on his life as he attempts to put up a Christmas
tree. Sea A group of people gathered in a kind of limbo on a ship disappearing into something
unknown. Jon Fosse's work includes novels poetry essays and books for children. He is one of
the most produced playwrights in Europe and his plays have been translated into more than forty
languages. Oberon Books publishes Plays One (Someone Is Going to Come The Name The Guitar Man
The Child) Plays Two (A Summer's Day Dream of Autumn Winter) Plays Three (Mother and Child
Sleep my Baby Sleep Afternoon Beautiful Death Variations) Plays Four (And We'll Never Be
Parted The Son Visits Meanwhile the Lights Go Down and Everything Becomes Black) Plays Five
(Suzannah Living Secretly The Dead Dogs A Red Butterfly's Wing Warm Telemakos Sleep)
Nightsongs The Girl on the Sofa and I Am The Wind. Fosse was made a Chevalier of the Ordre
national du M rite of France in 2007 and received The International Ibsen Award in 2010. Born
and raised in Norway May-Brit Akerholt now lives in Australia where she is a recipient of a
Fellowship from the Theatre Board of Australia Council. She has lectured on theatre at NIDA
worked as a Dramaturg and Literary Manager at Sydney Theatre Company and has translated
numerous plays.
