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Is Woyzeck the first modern drama? by Michael Billington

How the true story of a murderous barber inspired the first modern dramaWhich version of Woyzeck do you prefer? Play or opera? Büchner or Berg? A bleeding dramatic torso or a tightly structured musical work? Fortunately, you don't have to make a choice. This autumn you can see two treatments of the same story. Georg Büchner's seminal drama Woyzeck, unfinished on his death in 1837, has just arrived at the Barbican i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:27AM on February 24, 2016

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