The Caucasian Chalk Circle
The city burns in the heat of civil war and a servant girl sacrifices everything to protect an abandoned child. But when peace is finally restored, the boy's mother comes to claim him. Calling upon the ancient tradition of the Chalk Circle, a comical judge sets about resolving the dispute. But in a culture of corruption and deception, who wins? Written by the grand master of storytelling and peopled with vivid and amusing characters, this is one of the greatest plays of the last century.
This Caucasian Chalk Circle is translated by award-winning writer Alistair Beaton, who also wrote the bitingly witty stage play Feelgood and the celebrated TV dramas The Trial of Tony Blair and A Very Social Secretary. The play was toured by Shared Experience in 2009.
112 pages, 3 editions
English edition · First published 1994 by Bloomsbury UK · ISBN 9781472538130
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Editions
3 editions
English
- The Caucasian Chalk Circle · Bloomsbury UK · 2015 · ISBN 9781472538130 This page
- The Caucasian Chalk Circle · Methuen Drama · 2009 · ISBN 9781408161012
- The Caucasian Chalk Circle · Arcade Publishing · 1994 · ISBN 9781559702539
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