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Drama Canadian

The Elephant Song

by (author) Nicolas Billon

Publisher
Playwrights Canada Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2006
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780887548468
    Publish Date
    Apr 2006
    List Price
    $16.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780369102676
    Publish Date
    Apr 2006
    List Price
    $12.99

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Description

An eminent psychiatrist has vanished from his office. The last person to have seen him is Michael, a troubled patient.

Dr. Greenberg, the hospital director, is determined to question Michael, ignoring the head nurse's cryptic warnings. Michael speaks of elephants and opera—with the occasional hint of murder and foul play. Fraught with mind games and verbal tugs-of-war, The Elephant Song is a cat-and-mouse game that will keep you guessing until its haunting conclusion.

About the author

Nicolas Billon’s plays have been produced across Canada as well as New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo. His first play, The Elephant Song, was made into a feature film starring Bruce Greenwood, Xavier Dolan and Catherine Keener; his latest play, Butcher, is currently in development with Rhombus Media. Nic’s awards include the Governor General’s Award for Drama, the Writer’s Guild of Canada Screenwriting Award, the Canadian Screen Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, multiple NOW Magazine Audience Choice Awards and an Overall Excellence Award for Playwriting from the NYC Fringe.

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Editorial Reviews

"The Elephant Song is a dark, savagely funny three-hander about a mental patient, a psychiatrist and a nurse. Crisply written, it has echoes of Edward Albee's The Zoo Story, or perhaps something by Harold Pinter. "

Michael Posner, The Globe and Mail