Afterlife

by Michael Frayn

6 male 2 female plus extras (w/doubling)

Multiple SetsA man who has everything. Money friends a beautifulhome. And then - pfft! It's all vanished.

Max Reinhardt one the greatest impresarios of theatrical history had alifelong ambition - to dissolve the boundary betweentheatre and the world it portrays. Each year at theSalzburg Festival he directed a famous morality play Everyman about God sending Death to summon arepresentative of mankind for judgment. The vict

Genres: Plays

120 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Michael Frayn is an English playwright and novelist. He is best known as the author of the farce Noises Off and the dramas Copenhagen and Democracy. His novels, such as Towards the End of the Morning, Headlong and Spies, have also been critical and commercial successes, making him one of the handful of writers in the English language to succeed in both drama and prose fiction. His works often raise philosophical questions in a humorous context. Frayn's wife is Claire Tomalin, the biographer and literary journalist.

Reviews

[Myra Leysorek · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the play, more meaningful because I'd seen the National Theater production of Everyman, but I really loved the author's essay after the play, which filled in a lot about Max Reinhardt, his house, his career and life.

[Leah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Historical metaphysical postmodern Morality/WWII play set around the man who I believe is the inspiration for The Sound of Music's Uncle Max. WHOA. Michael Frayn can do anything.