For other people and a fictional character named arthur miller, see arthur miller disambiguation. How far is the dramatic presentation of gellburg and sylvia in this extract typical of, and significant within, the play as a whole. The play does verge on melodrama, and yet millers themes are as timely now as they were in the 1950s. A short story titled the bare manuscript by arthur miller appeared in new yorker december 16, 2002, pages 8293. A scene from arthur miller s 1994 play broken glass. When the action occurs in the present, the drama is realistic, both psychologically and emotionally. Arthur miller is a play writer who used to analyze big tragedies in its particular repercussion in the lives of his characters. Buy broken glass by arthur miller from amazons fiction books store.
Broken glass plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and performance video clips. As a young man, miller held jobs ranging from radio singer to truck driver to clerk. Broken glass written by arthur miller bench theatre. Apr 25, 1994 arthur miller s new play at the booth theater, broken glass, asks the intriguing question, why cant sylvia gellburg walk. John haynes p erforming a playwrights work for the first time is an experience quite unlike reading it, or seeing it. He will not look in the mirror, he has in effect broken the glass. Director david thacker talks about arthur millers play broken glass, set in november 1938 around kristallnacht and set in new york.
Wjec broken glass by arthur miller the student room. Arthur millers new play at the booth theater, broken glass, asks the intriguing question, why cant sylvia gellburg walk. Broken glass, a play by arthur miller set in brooklyn, 1938, focuses on the dwindling marriage of sylvia and gellburg during the aftermath of kristallnacht. This student edition of broken glass is perfect for students of literature and drama and offers an unrivalled and comprehensive guide to millers play. His plays include all my sons 1947, death of a salesman 1949, the crucible 1953, a view from the bridge and a memory of two mondays 1955, after the fall 1963, incident at vichy 1964, the price 1968, the creation of the world and other business 1972 and the american clock. One of the best traits of this author is that he tells you enough about something to widen your horizons.
Has established a fine relationship to his wife but he still seems to be a bit like a ladykiller. Arthur asher miller october 17, 1915 february 10, 2005 was an american playwright, essayist, blacklisted writer and controversial figure in the 20thcentury american theater. Mr bruffs guide to gcse english language mr bruffs guide to gcse english literature. This post is the fifth in a series which documents and discusses a variety of engagements with arthur miller on british television. Jun 20, 2017 but he didnt, so instead of the sharply shaped depth charge to our conscience the play was apparently intended to be, broken glass is a murky medical mystery tour, conducted by dr. Oct 08, 2010 tricycle, londonin this capable revival of arthur miller s 1994 play, antony sher brings the male half of a disastrous marriage to eyecatching life, writes brian logan. In 1929, the family business failed as a result of the depression and moved to brooklyn. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. At the time, millers father owned a successful clothing business and the family lived in a harlem neighborhood. In this conversation they try to get to the root of the problem only to find deeper issues within their relationship.
Death of a salesman is a modern tragedy depicting the last days in the life of willy loman. The script was by arthur miller himself, who was 81 years old at the time. Bbc world service spotlight, arthur millers broken glass. Author arthur miller arthur miller 1915 2005 arthur miller was born in new york city. Broken glass and my identity struggle when antony sher took the lead role in arthur millers late play broken glass, he didnt know how much the role would resonate both with. In a metier where people burn out fast, arthur miller is still remarkable for the acuity and scope of his moral vision. Filed under art, literature, politics, theatre, writing broken glass is a brave, bighearted attempt by one of the pathfinders of postwar drama to look at the tangle of evasions and hostilities by which the.
What i liked most about the taped version broken glass was the cast, which included. Glass, once splintered, cannot be put back together. David fielder in broken glass this is the underlying theme arthur millers intelligent 1994 exploration of being jewish in times when racial and religious hatred were still under the table. It features an extensive introduction by alan ackerman which includes a chronology of millers life and times, a summary of the plot and commentary on the characters, themes, language, context. A short story titled the performance by arthur miller appeared in new yorker april 2229, 2002, pages 17688. Martin, and conversations with arthur miller 1987, edited by matthew c.
Nov 29, 20 this post is the fifth in a series which documents and discusses a variety of engagements with arthur miller on british television. Authored by a team of leading scholars, it offers students a clear analysis and detailed commentary on five of millers plays. Arthur asher miller october 17, 1915 february 10, 2005 was an american playwright, essayist, and a controversial figure in the twentiethcentury american theater. He wrote several screenplays and was most noted for his work on.
He adapted the play, first performed on broadway in 1953, into the screenplay 43 years later. Broken glass is a brave, bighearted attempt by one of the pathfinders of postwar drama to look at the tangle of evasions and hostilities by which the soul contrives to hide its emptiness from itself. Broken glass by arthur miller goodreads share book. Arthur miller and david thacker formed one of the most fruitful writerdirector partnerships imaginable. It was the last of millers works to be produced, since his final play, broken glass, opened on broadway in 1994. In 1929, the family business failed as a result of the depression and moved to. This scene unravels the complex relationship of the two and how they finally come to terms with the fundamental flaws in their marital relationship. Miller s voice, which remains as strong and unrelenting as a prophets, distinguishes broken glass and gives it a poignance so rare these days that its almost newfashioned. The plays title is derived from kristallnacht, which is also known as the night of broken glass. Arthur millers broken glass reveals his private sorrows. Apr, 2005 a chance to see an arthur miller play performed at the watermill should not be missed, and broken glass is an intriguing piece played with great skill. In millers broken glass, unpleasant truths are sharp. A student handbook to the plays of arthur miller provides the essential guide to millers most studied and revived dramas. Broken glass is a true alex beam book beautifully written, incisive including, on occasion, in the sense of biting, and an invitation to the reader to delve just deeply enough into something that is located off the beaten track.
Gregory linington and kimberly gilbert in arthur millers broken glass at theater j photo. Antony sher and tara fitzgerald in arthur millers broken glass. Morgan 1991, the last yankee 1993, broken glass 1993, which won the olivier award for best play of the london season, and mr. All my sons, death of a salesman, the crucible, a view from the bridge, broken glass. Arthur miller s new play at the booth theater, broken glass, asks the intriguing question, why cant sylvia gellburg walk. In his work the historical factor is very important, but for how it transforms particular lives. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
His latest book is on politics and the art of acting. The theater essays of arthur miller 1978, edited by robert a. He is by far no expert in psychiatry but still decides to treat sylvia gellburg. The 1997 production of broken glass considered here is the most recent or, in other words, the last british television production of an arthur miller play. His father lost his business in the depression and the family was forced to move to a smaller home in brooklyn. Social justice issues in 20 have not changed in 70 years. Thebroken glass of the title of arthur millers 1994 play refers in part to the shattered window panes of kristallnacht in nazi germany. Teresa wood if sylvia appears to be a completely normal person, the hysterical diagnosis hyman is so determined to pin on her might more accurately be conferred on philip, whose voice crackles with enough tension to remind you of a poorlygrounded switching. All my sons, death of a salesman, the crucible, a view from the bridge and broken glass. A student handbook to the plays of arthur miller provides the essential guide to miller s most studied and revived dramas. Broken glass is a brave, bighearted attempt by one of the pathfinders of postwar drama to look at the tangle of evasions and hostilities by which the soul co. In his last play broken glass this is not different. If you like reading arthur miller plays, this is a good one. Arthur miller books list of books by author arthur miller.
About a student handbook to the plays of arthur miller. Readers will be thrilled to learn that miller is back after an absence of more than a decade. More recent works include a memoir, timebends 1987, and the plays the ride down mt. Arthur miller was born in new york city in 1915 and studied at the university of michigan. Sylvia gellburg is stricken by a mysterious paralysis in her legs for which the doctor can find no cause. Paralyzed from the waist down, the woman, a middleaged brooklyn.
It is significant for individuals that all true in relation to arthur miller. Jul 21, 2011 watch a trailer for broken glass by arthur miller. A short story titled the presence by arthur miller appeared in esquire july 2003 pages 10609. In this scene philip gellberg has a conversation with his wife, who has mysterious lost the use of her legs. Among his most popular plays are all my sons 1947, death of a salesman 1949, the crucible 1953 and a view from the bridge 1955, revised 1956. Paul morella and lise bruneau in arthur millers broken glass at theater j photo.
Broken glass is a 1994 play by arthur miller, focusing on a couple in new york city in 1938, the same time of kristallnacht, in nazi germany. From 1985 to 1993, while he ran the young vic, thacker directed seven miller plays. He seems to have a reichian analysis, cannily linking political repression. He seems to have a reichian analysis, cannily linking political repression to sexual and physical dysfunction ed rampell. Jul 31, 2015 buy my revision guides in paperback on amazon.
The only clue to her mysterious ailment lies in her obsession with news accounts from germany. Jun 22, 2017 broken glass, now playing at theater j, is a virtually unknown 1994 play by arthur miller the arthur miller of the crucible and death of a salesman fame but with the powerful presentation put on by the remarkable cast of this stellar production as well as its timeless but politically apt message, broken glass. Join stageagent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Arthur miller was born in was born in new york city on october 17, 1915 to isidore and augusta miller. Authored by a team of leading scholars, it offers students a clear analysis and detailed commentary on five of miller s plays. Ive looked online, and theres barely anything on it. Broken glass marks his return to broadway, projected for this fall. Broken glass, now playing at theater j, is a virtually unknown 1994 play by arthur miller the arthur miller of the crucible and death of a salesman fame but with the powerful presentation put on by the remarkable cast of this stellar production as well as its timeless but politically apt message, broken glass should. Arthur miller broken glass 3 5 stars 3 out of 5 stars. Set in brooklyn, this gripping mystery begins when attractive, levelheaded sylvia gellburg suddenly loses her ability to walk. Much honored for his work, millers awards included the pulitzer prize for drama, the national medal of the arts, and the jerusalem prize. The extensive introduction by alan ackerman that supposedly contains a summary of the plot and commentary on the characters, themes, language, context and production history of the play is genuinely a page and a half long, with a largely irrelevant summary of arthur millers career taking up one whole page of said extensive introduction. Playing at the tricycle for 33 performances only prior to west end transfer, with antony sher, tara fitzgerald and stanley townsend. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
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