Howard Barker's latest play has been inspired by the long distance fence under construction in the Gaza to separate the Palestinian and Jewish communities. Set in a world of rising frontiers and illegal immigration, The Fence uses powerful poetic language, provocative ideas and rich, dark humour to build a compelling epic about scandal in a ruling monarchy and its subsequent downfall. At the heart of this tale is the intensely personal story of a blind boy's struggle to discover his true identity in a world where nothing is what it seems...The Fence produced by the Wrestling Company, opens at the Birmingham Rep in June 2005, followed by a UK tour.
- ISBN10 1840025719
- ISBN13 9781840025712
- Publish Date 1 April 2006
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 1 July 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint Oberon Books Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 72
- Language English