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Nine lives weave together in ways known and unknown in Andrew Bovell’s piercing drama, Speaking in Tongues. Leon is married to Sonja, Jane is married to Pete. By chance, each spouse meets the other’s one night and wind up in motel rooms. Pete and Sonja resist the one-night stand; Leon and Jane do not. A lonely man, Neil, pines for the love ...
Jul 23, 2020 · Speaking in tongues. Winner of the 1997 AWGIE for Best Stage Play, this is a compelling and sophisticated drama exploring betrayal, lust and love between men and women inthe 1990s. Andrew Bovell is the acclaimed author of "After Dinner" and "Scenes from a Separation."
Speaking in Tongues study guide contains a biography of Andrew Bovell, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. The Speaking in Tongues Community Note includes chapter-by-chapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by ...
Speaking in Tongues is a play written by Australian playwright Andrew Bovell, and follows nine different characters who are all connected by affairs and infidelities. Largely about relationships and marital infidelity, this play reveals the darker sides of humanity.
His AWGIE award-winning play, Speaking in Tongues, (1996) has been seen throughout Australia as well as in Europe and the US and Bovell adapted it for the screen as Lantana (2001).
Andrew Bovell's Speaking in Tongues is a play about marital infidelity, with multiple narratives and a mystery at its core. Subtlety, humour and compassion are bought to the stage in Ballarat National Theatre’s production of Andrew Bovell’s Speaking In Tongues, a richly entertaining modern classic. A must-see.
Nov 4, 2012 · by Andrew Bovell, directed by Philip Riccio. The Company Theatre with Canadian Stage, Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs, Toronto. November 2-24, 2012. Sonja & Jane: “I want to know something about the woman I’m hurting”. Speaking in Tongues is the perfect play for people who like intellectual puzzles.
