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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Apparently the Skriker was many years in the making for Churchill. This tale of the "Damaged Fairy" and her manipulations of two young women is fantastic. The text is a stream of consciousness in places, and contains some of the most difficult stage directions I have ever seen in a play, but it is none the less an incredibly well written piece. See if you can work out if the baby really is a changeling. I have my answer. It lies in Lily's decendants in the last scene. Do you homework.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I studied this play at university along with Top Girls and, at first, I thought I hated it. Getting to grips with the dense stream of consciousness dialogue was initially daunting, but luckily I have a keen interest in folklore and was able to make sense of all the layers of meaning hidden within the speech. Ultimately, I found the literary devices used complimented the very nature of the story and felt myself drawn into this world where fable and urban decay clash together with a resounding clatter. Perhaps not one for everyone, but all those who love a dark fairytale should certainly seek it out.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Magic and Modernity
11 April 2000
Format:Paperback
"The Skriker" is a wonderous piece of drama. Melding English folklore with a contemporary environment, Churchill has managed to create a terrifying dramatic "fairy tale." The story revolves around two teenage girls, their pregnancies, and the Skriker, a shapeshifter and evil spirit who plays a unique Rumpelstiltskinian role. Bristling with dramatic possibilities, due in no small part to the countless creatures with names like Rawheadandbloodybones and Black Annis that roam the play, this important work commands a unique theatrical excitement. A full five-star ranking is reserved for Churchill's "Cloud Nine," a play of truly remarkable ingenuity in its handling of the sexual revolution and its consequences. Yet the Skriker stands tall at four and a half stars, basking in its fierce, modern intelligence.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Churchill's Finest Work
30 Dec 2006
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I believe The Skriker is Churchill's finest play, and I've read them all and seen a number of them. She has woven many of her recurring themes and motifs in this play to dazzling effect: magic and myth, time and timelessness, gender and womanhood, mothering, and the power of the theatre to transform. The play is witty and somber, reassuring and threatening, and brilliantly unpredictable throughout.
masterpiece
16 April 2011
Format:Paperback
I had the great pleasure of seeing this play put on and saw the skriker's wonderfulsome discombobbleheaded speech patterns. the music and full fol derol lol lolling of her/his/its words was a sight to behold. the creeping realization that josie had killed her baby thinking it was a changeling was slow, but when it got to you just blew me away. the skriker does get a little shrill and obnoxious at times, but it is there to be loathed, so I suppose I can't complain. the scene with the couch when seen live will scare you shitless every time.
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