Midwinter

The Solstice Trilogy #2

by Zinnie Harris

A pedlar announces that the war is over; and as the soldiers return in the fragile peace that follows, the starving people are left to build new lives, to forge new identities. Written in a spare and lyrical language, Midwinter is a play about now, about love, self and a world made from conflict.Midwinter premiered as part of the RSC New Work Festival at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, in October 2004. It is the second in a trilogy of plays which begins with Solstice and culiminates in Fall.

Genres: Plays

98 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 10, 2004

About the author

Zinnie Harris is an award-winning British playwright, screenwriter and director currently living in Edinburgh.

Reviews

[Harry McDonald · Rating 3 out of 5]

I do like how Zinnie Harris uses language, it's lean but really muscular; there's never any fat. I wish it had been a little more expansive? It didn't feel claustrophobic enough to warrant being forensic, nor large enough to feel epic.

[Alfie · Rating 4 out of 5]

2000 was a different time. I think I would’ve found this a lot more strange a few years ago.