Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, James Ijames's play Fat Ham reinvents Shakespeare's Hamlet in startling and hilarious ways against the backdrop of a family barbecue in the American South.
Juicy - a young, queer, Southern man, who is grappling with questions of identity - is visited by the ghost of his father (Pap) at his mother's wedding/family barbecue. Pap demands that Juicy avenge his recent murder. How will Juicy, a sensitive and self-aware young Black man, trying to break a cycle of trauma and toxic masculinity, avenge his father's premature death?
Fat Ham was first staged in a filmed production for the Wilma Theater, Philadelphia, in April 2021. It made its Off-Broadway debut at The Public Theater in May 2022, transferring to Broadway in 2023. It was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Play and Best Director of a Play, and won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
| ISBN: | 9781636701684 |
| Publication date: | 29th December 2023 |
| Author: | James Ijames |
| Publisher: | Theatre Communications Group an imprint of Nick Hern Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards) Plays, playscripts |
Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, James Ijames's play Fat Ham reinvents Shakespeare's Hamlet in startling and hilarious ways against the backdrop of a family barbecue in the American South. Juicy - a young, queer, Southern man, who is grappling with questions of identity - is visited by the ghost of his father (Pap) at his mother's wedding/family barbecue.
Fat Ham features in the following genres: Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards), Plays, playscripts
Paperback. £20.69, down from the £22.99 cover price. In Stock.
Fat Ham was written by James Ijames and published by Theatre Communications Group an imprint of Nick Hern Books
Fat Ham has 112 pages
£20.69, reduced from £22.99. In Stock.