DEATH VARIATIONS

Shocked by the suicide of their daughter, two ordinary people search for the meaning of finality and reasons for her death. Entering a time tunnel, they confront, and are confronted by, their past selves - a young happy couple starting out life together.

Following their acclaimed production of Jon Fosse's Mother and Child in 2003, The East Coast Theatre Company is delighted to present this powerful, ironic and moving play from one of Europe's leading contemporary playwrights, Jon Fosse.

Fosse is arguably Europe's most produced playwright - in his native Norway he is often referred to as the new Ibsen,
and several critics have named him as this century's Beckett.

"What makes the play compelling is the deadly accuracy with which Fosse captures his characters' verbal and emotional inarticulacy... the play has the smell of life." (The Guardian, UK)