Includes the plays Get Up and Tie Your Fingers; Devils Ground and SafeGet Up and Tie Your Fingers; Ann Coburnrsquo;s first play; was premiered at the 1995 Borders Festival and had a successful run at the 1996 Edinburgh Festival. It is the achingly sad and ultimately uplifting story of three women coping with death; dealing with guilt; and learning to let their children go.Safe is a play which taps into the deep; shared roots of childhood in order to explore contemporary parental fears about the safety of their children.Devils Ground is the story of an historical act of genocide; told through the personal tragedy of one Reiver family.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An edgy play about hereditary disease and an over protective motherBy Chiek"As snug as a yolk in an egg" meaning "being comfortable in a house" is an example of beautiful expressions used by the venerable and brilliant playwright Henrik Ibsen. Ghosts was highly controversial during Ibsens time because of the disturbing themes in this edgy play. Themes like cohabitation; although common as garden variety vegetables today in Norway; challenged the social mores of Norway 150 years ago. Even the then Norwegian king found the play distasteful. The central figure in the play was the poor long suffering Mrs Alvin. Both her late husband and her son were afflicted with the "Benjamin Buttons" disease with her sons condition surfacing only when he turned 16; devastating the poor mother. Despite Mrs Alvins extensive combative measures to shield her son from her husbands sins; we once again witness that man is never master of his destiny. Like hereditary diseases; the sins of the fathers will be felt by the children and their children.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. What? Sexual secrets in families??By doctormamaIm a big fan of Ibsens prescience in writing about issues that are still very current. "Ghosts" is one that explores the sexual secrets in families. The play was considered scandalous in the early 1880s when it first appeared; and the subject matter is scandalous still today.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy FilmGalOne of Ibsens most shocking plays.