{"product_id":"from-morning-to-midnight-paperback","title":"From Morning to Midnight - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorg Kaiser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDennis Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Morning To Midnight, among the most frequently performed German Expressionist works, charts the life of a cashier who steals money from the bank and flees to Berlin. The un-named protagonist's bid to escape his middle-class daily life is ultimately frustrated. It is a popular piece in which Kaiser satirized the cheapness and futility of modern society. His hero, a kind of machine-age Everyman, searches everywhere for some kind of fulfilment - in commercial sex, in salvationist religion - but discovers through a series of nightmarish episodes that the world is deceitful and illusory. In the end, disillusioned and pursued by the police, he takes his own life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new version by Dennis Kelly, opened at the National Theatre's Lyttelton Theatre in November 2013, as part of the National's 50th Anniversary Season.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorg Kaiser\u003c\/b\u003e (1878-1945) was the leader of Germany's expressionist movement in theatre. He was, along with Gerhart Hauptmann, the most frequently performed playwright in the Weimar Republic. Georg Kaiser's plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Burghers of Calais\u003c\/i\u003e (1913), \u003ci\u003eFrom Morn to Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e (1912), and a trilogy, comprising \u003ci\u003eThe Coral\u003c\/i\u003e (1917), \u003ci\u003eGas\u003c\/i\u003e (1918), \u003ci\u003eGas II\u003c\/i\u003e (1920). In 1938, the Nazis banned Kaiser's plays, and he went into exile in Switzerland. Although he abandoned expressionism, he continued to write, most notably, \u003ci\u003eThe Raft of the Medusa\u003c\/i\u003e (1945). Kaiser died on June 4, 1945, in Ascona, Switzerland. He left behind more than 60 plays including \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom Lover\u003c\/i\u003e (1928), \u003ci\u003eThe Tsar Has His Photo Taken\u003c\/i\u003e (1928) with music by Kurt Weill, \u003ci\u003eTwo Ties\u003c\/i\u003e (1929) with music by Mischa Spoliansky, \u003ci\u003eSilverlake\u003c\/i\u003e (1933) also with music by Kurt Weill, \u003ci\u003eThe Gardener of Toulouse\u003c\/i\u003e (1938), and \u003ci\u003eAlain und Elise\u003c\/i\u003e (1940). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDennis Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally acclaimed playwright. Stage plays include \u003ci\u003eDebris\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOsama the Hero\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAfter the End\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLove and Money\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTaking Care of Baby\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDNA\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOrphans\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Gods Weep\u003c\/i\u003e. Dennis co-wrote the award winning comedy series \u003ci\u003ePulling\u003c\/i\u003e (Silver River and BBC 3, 2006 - 09) and wrote the stage adaptation for Roald Dahl's \u003ci\u003eMatilda\u003c\/i\u003e, which earned him a 2013 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749630017824,"sku":"9781783190133","price":24.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ca57931647afd7fc5b169fde87974073.webp?v=1779935311","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/from-morning-to-midnight-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}