3 Winters (NHB Modern Plays) (Nick Hern Books)

A portrait of an eclectic family, held together aby the courage to survive. From the remnants of monarchy to Communism, democracy, war and the EU: Croatia 1945 - 2011. The Kos family argue, adapt, fall in and out of love. World after world is erected and torn down around them. The one constant is the ivy-clad house in Zagreb, built by aristocrats, partitioned, owned aby all, owned aby a few; witness to four increasingly educated and independent generations of women. But when the family assemble for Lucia's wedding, Alisa learns that her nouveau-riche brother-in-law has bought the once nationalized house. For the bride this is progress, for her sister it's a shady act of greed. For their principled parents, finally, it's one battle too many. 3 Winters premiered at the National Theatre, London, in November 2014.