Martin Crimp’s When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other comes to Iran

Martin Crimp’s play – subtitled “12 Variations on Samuel Richardson’s Pamela” was translated by Khatereh Kordkarimi and Martin Crimp adopted Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson. Considered one of the first true English novels, it serves as Richardson's version of conduct literature about marriage.

Martin Crimp was born in 1956. His play Attempts on Her Life (1997) established his international reputation. Literary critics consider him as one of the postmodern and aggressive theater writer. Some other critics have also compared Crimp's plays with David Lynch's films and believe that the stubborn and cruel characters of Crimp's works are reminiscent of the stubborn, violent and complex characters of David Lynch's works. And Martin Crimp's satire calls to mind the work of David Lynch.

 

Form and language are the most important features of his plays, which can be seen in the style of Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter and Sarah Kane’s plays.

Nothing is certain in Crimp's plays. He has a dark and bitter view of human relationships. None of the characters in his works experience love and pleasure deeply and live in a bitter world. Some critics consider him an experimental playwright.

Mojtaba Jedi  had directed the play " Attempts on her life " by Martin Crimp for the first time in Iran and in Kashan city as well .