Sunset Song is the first novel in Lewis Grassic Gibbon's Scots Quair trilogy, a rich evocation of growing up on a farm in Scotland in the early-20th century, of being in love and in lust, of getting by as a young mother on your own and of losing your lover in war.

The distinguishing feature of the books - and of this dramatisation - is the use of the rhythms and vocabulary of Scots to tell the story.

This stage version of Sunset Song by Alastair Cording was first performed at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow, in 1991.

'Succeeds marvellously... puts Scotland's own history onto the stage with vigour, precision and skill... a pure piece of theatre' Guardian

'Does full justice to Grassic Gibbon... a joy and a wrench to watch its blithe unfolding of tragedy and hope' Scotland on Sunday

Sunset Song Reviews

'Succeeds marvellously... puts Scotland's own history onto the stage with vigour, precision and skill... a pure piece of theatre'

* Guardian *

'Does full justice to Grassic Gibbon... a joy and a wrench to watch its blithe unfolding of tragedy and hope'

* Scotland on Sunday *

About Lewis Grassic Gibbon

Lewis Grassic Gibbon was the pseudonym of James Leslie Mitchell (1901-1935), a Scottish writer, author of the trilogy of novels known as A Scots Quair, comprising Sunset Song (1932), Cloud Howe (1933), and Grey Granite (1934). Alastair Cording is an actor and writer, and has lectured at Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities. His extensive career as an actor and director led to writing as a result of the Edinburgh Fringe First-winning epic, The Golden City. He has written for a number of theatre companies: a series of children's plays for Masque; Mrs O's Saturday Nights (Covent Garden Festival); Fatale (Basingstoke Haymarket); and The Walsingham Organ, Margaret Catchpole and Margaret Down Under (Eastern Angles). Adapted works include Wild Harbour and Gay Hunter for BBC TV; David Copperfield for Eastern Angles; and for TAG, Lanark and the Scots Quair trilogy, including Sunset Song.

Additional information

Sku

GOR004364863

ISBN 13

9781854597724

ISBN 10

1854597728

Title

Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon

Author

Lewis Grassic Gibbon

Series

NHB Modern Plays

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Nick Hern Books

Year published

20040115

Number of pages

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

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