Woman and Scarecrow

by Marina Carr

A woman - gaunt and ill, haggard after giving birth eight times - faces death. What was life? What was love? What else could have been? Full of mordant, bitter humour, this is a passionate threnody from one of Ireland's leading playwrights.Woman and Scarecrow premieres at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in June 2006.

Genres: Plays, Theatre, Fiction

72 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Marina Carr was brought up in County Offaly. A graduate of University College Dublin, she has written extensively for the theatre. She has taught at Villanova, Princeton, and currently teaches in the School of English, Dublin City University. Awards include the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, the Macaulay Fellowship, the E. M. Forster Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Wyndham Campbell Prize. She lives in Dublin with her husband and four children.

Reviews

[Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Conversation between the self and the "what could have been". So far this is my favourite play by Marina Carr.

[Louise Ní Chuilinn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Marina Carr you will always be famous

[DeadWeight · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hearing Marina Carr read some of this herself was a real damn treat. An incredible reading voice - like sinking into a dream. It was funny, and scary, and sad; I felt at once weightless and a big strong pit in the center of my dang heart.

[natalia · Rating 5 out of 5]

i got emotional and for what???

thank you dr gizło for this play - it was one of the most breathtaking and beautifully written things i’ve ever read

and the way it was so relatable even tho i’m only 20??? fuck, i love literature

[Rhiannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Will be working on this play next, so gave it a read before rehearsals start. It's bloody brilliant, so simple yet so effective. I think I may have to look into more of Marina Carr's work!

[By The Cover · Rating 4 out of 5]

The woman sure does scare this crow

I know how I feel about thinking about “death” and the concept of dying with regrets is especially scary, but this is well written and was interesting to read

[Charlotte · Rating 3 out of 5]

Existential and wacky

[Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

for school- meh

[mar · Rating 5 out of 5]

absolutely gut wrenching, fascinating

[Alva Kjensli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow denne var gøy

[Av S · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for my academic essay - peculiar and thoughtful