![]() ![]() As the body count rises and the animals are behaving increasingly erratically, it's left to Janina to try and convince her community that the furry foxes and endearing deer might be a bit more maniacal than they let on. Plot-wise, Tokarczuk's text is a pretty by-the-numbers thriller – a group of senior figures in a rural Polish town are dying in unusually similar circumstances, while the reclusive eccentric central protagonist, Janina, has a theory that the true suspects are the animals that the men have been hunting recreationally. ![]() ![]() For the latter, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead will likely be a philosophical murder mystery with twists, turns and deep dives into the worlds of astrology, animal rights and environmental awareness. There are two kinds of people – those who have read Olga Tokarczuk's award-winning Polish novel with a lengthy yet intriguing title, and those who haven't.įor the former, experiencing this 165-minute stage adaptation can be an intriguing exercise in watching a world-renowned company take an extremely wordy book and bring it to the stage with relatively decent results. ![]()
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