Crime and punishment (stage version) / Fyodor Dostoyevsky ; adapted by Chris Hannan.

96 p. ; 20 cm.

An exciting, fresh and accessible adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s masterful novel.Starving, destitute student Raskolnikov is surrounded by the harsh injustices of the world: the grime of poverty and prostitution, unscrupulous pawnbrokers chasing debts, and a sister about to marry someone she doesn’t love to keep her family alive. His guilt is unbearable. Only Sonya, a downtrodden prostitute, can offer any chance of redemption.As Raskolnikov enters a dangerous cat and mouse game with the examining magistrate, a psychological thriller unfolds that probes how far humanity might go when driven by disillusionment and whether any crime can be justified by a higher purpose.

A Citizens Theatre, Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse and Royal Lyceum Theatre co-production.

9781848423657

D H2432cr 2014