The Monument
by Colleen Wagner
by Colleen Wagner
The play The Monument, exploring themes of war crimes and forgiveness, receives its UK premiere at the Finborough Theatre after winning Canada's Governor General's Award for Drama.
About The Play
About The Play
★★★★★ Five Stars, What’s On in London
A young soldier obeys his superiors only to find that at the end of the war, he is guilty of war crimes “everyone was doing”. He is “rescued” by a woman from the enemy side who suspects that he knows the whereabouts of her missing daughter. Can she forgive him? Can he be sorry? Wagner’s work raises searing questions about the ongoing cycle of retribution and the nature of forgiveness. The Monument is a haunting examination of the use of rape as a military tool in the ethnic conflicts of our lifetime.
The Monument receives its UK premiere at the Finborough Theatre. It was the Winner of Canada’s most prestigious literary award – the Governor General’s Award for Drama.
The Blue Orange Theatre Company was founded by Marella Oppenheim in 1998 to promote international contemporary playwrights. Previous productions have included The History of Pandas Told by a Saxophonist with a Girlfriend in Frankfurt, Are We There Yet? and Bones of Contention. Future projects include Novecento by Alessandro Barricco in the West End in a co-production with Triumph Entertainment.