Synopsis
The Wonderful World of Dissocia
Published by Methuen
5 Male 3 Female
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Produced originally for the 2004 Edinburgh International Festival, The Wonderful World of Dissocia wowed critics and audiences alike
Lisa Jones is on a journey
It's a colourful and exciting off-kilter trip in search of one lost hour that has tipped the balance of her life
The inhabitants of the wonderful world she finds herself in - Dissocia - are a curious blend of the funny and the friendly
And the brutal
This Modern Classics edition cements the status of this hugely original play, both magical and moving, that confirmed Anthony Neilson as one of major voices in contemporary British Theatre
It includes an introduction by Dr Trish Reid
REVIEWS
"Like Alice in Wonderland directed by David Lynch" ~ Telegraph
"Bubbling with inventiveness that is distinctly its own .. deserves to be a modern classic" ~ The Telegraph
"There are echoes of Willy Wonka, Star Wars, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and even the Marx Brothers" ~ Financial Times
"An X-rated Alice in Wonderland: a world full of colour, sensation and weird and wonderful characters" ~ Metro - 5 stars
'If you like Alice in Wonderland but there's not enough sex and violence in it, then Dissocia is the show for you' ~ Anthony Neilson
"There is no playwright writing in English today who is quite as electrifying, scary and challenging as the Scottish playwright Anthony Neilson" ~ Guardian