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A funny, touching and at times savage portrait of a family full of longing that's losing its grip - The Last of the Haussmans is a play examining the fate of the revolutionary generation. It premiered at the National Theatre in 2012, starring Julie Walters and Rory Kinnear.Anarchic, feisty but growing old, high-society drop-out Judy Haussman remains in spirit with the ashrams of the 1960s, while holding court in her dilapidated art deco house on the Devon coast.After an operation, she's joined by her wayward offspring, her sharp-eyed granddaughter, a local doctor and a troubled teenager who makes use of the family's crumbling swimming pool. Over a few sweltering months they alternately cling to and flee a chaotic world of all-day drinking, infatuations, long-held resentments, free love and failure.'A knockout - entertaining, sad and outrageous. [Stephen Beresford] is going to be a major name' Observer'Beresford's drama is frequently a hoot... you can't not enjoy' Metro'Beresford's debut is thoughtful and fresh, delighting in the savagery of a dysfunctional family... deliciously comical... drips with smart lines' Evening Standard
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Additional ISBN/GTIN9781780011561
Product TypeE-book
BindingE-book
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FormatReflowable
Publication townLondon
Publication countryUnited Kingdom
Publishing date08/11/2012
SeriesNHB Modern Plays
LanguageEnglish
File size502192 Bytes
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CatalogsVC
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Was passiert, wenn ein 78-jähriger Mann nach dem Tode seiner Frau nicht mehr leben möchte? Der Mann ist weder krank noch depressiv, sondern einfach lebensmüde - er hat keine Freude mehr an seinem Leben.
Soll ein Arzt ihm dabei helfen und ihm ein Medikament, das ihn tötet, verschreiben? Oder soll der Arzt das ablehnen und damit riskieren, dass der Mann vom Balkon springt? Dieses birgt wiederum die Gefahr, dass der Suizid misslingt und der Patient paralysiert zurückbleibt.
Darf man selbst über sein Leben bestimmen?

GOTT
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Der Ethikrat kommt zusammen und soll klären, ob Herr Gärtner mithilfe seiner Ärztin Suizid begehen darf.
Anwesend ist die Ärztin des Betroffenen, sein Rechtsanwalt, eine Rechtssachverständige sowie ein medizinischer und ein theologischer Sachverständiger.
Argumente dafür und dagegen werden aufgeführt, am Ende soll das Publikum entscheiden, ob Herr Gärtner das Medikament bekommt oder nicht.

Wie immer lässt Ferdinand von Schirach mich zum Fähnchen im Wind werden. In dem einen Moment denke ich: Na klar darf er über sein Leben entscheiden! Doch in der nächsten Sekunde kippe ich schon wieder um, genau in dem Moment, wo eine Frau sterben will, weil sie vor sechs Jahren, mit 25, bei einem Unfall ein Kind totgefahren hat. Sie konnte nichts dafür. Alle haben mir verziehen, aber ich selbst kann mir nicht verzeihen. (S. 106) Nein, natürlich darf diese Frau sich nicht umbringen!
Ferdinand von Schirach ist ein Meister der Erzählkunst, man wird in die Geschichte eingesogen und kann sich dem sensiblen und hochemotionalen Thema nicht entziehen.
Ein wunderbares Buch zum Diskutieren, hervorragend auch für die Oberstufe im Ethikunterricht geeignet.
Ein schmales Buch, das schnell gelesen ist und lange nachwirken wird.

Am Ende bleibt die Frage: Darf man Gott spielen?
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Jane Austen is a writer ruined by TV adaptation (before you all start writing letters, I know there are good ones). Despite two centuries of inclusion in the canon, there are still many (and I am afraid they are mostly men) who dismiss her as 'frivolous', 'saccharine' or 'unserious'. This means it is only worth continuing to discuss Austen with people if they either don't use any of the aforementioned adjectives or if, by the latter, they mean, she is one of the funniest writers in English (full stop). If you don't know this already, the first page of 'Persuasion' will convince you, and then her biting, satirical commentary on Georgian society will show you that far from reverently writing about it out of admiration, she irreverently lambasts it and its eccentric snobbish hierarchy (people who write her off will probably say John Oliver likes Trump because both wear suits). If you don't believe me (and even if you do), read her (and start with 'Persuasion') before you watch her.

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Stephen Beresford trained at RADA and worked as an actor before writing for television and film. The Last of the Haussmans is his first play.

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