Synopsis
Therese Raquin
$14.99
Nicholas Wright from Emile Zola
Published by Nick Hern Books
4 Male 3 Female
A gripping psychological thriller adapted for the stage by Émile Zola himself
from his own notorious novel, in a version by Nicholas Wright ...
Stifled by an oppressive mother-in-law and a sickly husband, Thérèse Raquin falls passionately for another man
Their feverish affair drives the lovers to an act of terrible desperation, which catapults them headlong into a world more claustrophobic than the one they sought to destroy
'Nicholas Wright's outstandingly well-written and acute new version ... unforgettable' ~ Observer
'A potent, dark group portrait of selfishness and obsession' ~ Independent on Sunday