The Hairy Ape & All God's Chillun Got Wings

The Hairy Ape is a nightmarish condemnation of the dehumanising effects of industrialisation on the American people

Robert 'Yank' Smith, an animalistic stoker, breaks free from his engine-room confines when he is spurned by the glamorous society woman, Mildred Douglas

Looking to find his free self out in the 'real' world, Yank goes on the rampage

But how much will his freedom cost him?

And is there really any such thing?'

All God's Chillun Got Wings is a vigorous social commentary based around a violently dysfunctional mixed-race marriage

Ella is the neurotically jealous white wife of Jim, a driven, charismatic black man

She sabotages his career, effectively destroying him, before her frenzy lapses into remorseless dependency

This edition includes a full introduction, biographical sketch and chronology

REVIEWS

"A stark and forceful piece" ~ Exuent Magazine

"O'Neill's play is an existentialist rollercoaster powered by a poetry" ~ Time Out

"In a time of austerity and job losses the playwright's rant against the ruling classes, giving voice to the embittered working man, does not go amiss" ~ Londonist