Dying For It

Hallway-dwelling Semyon is unemployed and disheartened with life. On the night of the deed, a party grows towards a glorious climax. Moira Buffini has freely adapted Nikolai Erdman's The Suicide, which was banned by Stalin before a single performance, to create Dying For It.

Hallway-dwelling Semyon is unemployed and disheartened with life. When his last hope at turning his life around disappears he decides to commit suicide, only to find that a number of people would like him to die on their behalf. On the night of the deed, a party grows towards a glorious climax.

Moira Buffini has freely adapted Nikolai Erdman''s The Suicide, which was banned by Stalin before a single performance, to create Dying For It.

Dying For It premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in March 2007.

• | Author: Moira Buffini
• | Publisher: Faber & Faber
• | Publication Date: Mar 15, 2007
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780571237449
• | ISBN-10: 0571237444