Stephens has gone on to write such major pieces as 'Harper Regan' and 'Pornography' ... 'One Minute' shares something with the latter in that once again we get a sense of London's vast size and of lonely people briefly brushing against each other as they try to find themselves. Time Out London 11/09/08
The new play by the Royal Court's writer-in-residence "When you close your eyes and you think about your home, what do you think about?" Robert Evans is new to the police force, and his enthusiasm for the case is keener than that of his cynical colleague Gary Burroughs. They're both looking for a missing child. But as the mother, Dr Anne Schults, wants to know, when does "missing" become "presumed dead"? Simon Stephens' new play is a disquieting portrait of the many lives that are united in the single moment it takes for a child to disappear. Praise for Simon Stephens: "A major new voice in British Theatre" - Scotsman; "Herons is filled with a sense of life's miraculous potential. It deals with damaged characters yet is imbued with a poetic lyricism" - Guardian
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A child goes missing, vanishes into thin air. The witnesses' statements are inconclusive and the police struggle without a clear case or criminal motive. Two men and three women are drawn together by this tragic event and attempt to make sense of the unfathomable.
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One Minute premiered at the Crucible Studio, Sheffield in June 2003.
One Minute premiered at the Crucible Studio, Sheffield in June 2003.
The Modern Plays series is world famous for containing the work of many of the finest contemporary playwrights. Established in 1959 with the publication of Shelagh Delaney's A Taste of Honey, it remains a series synonymous with the very best in new writing for the stage. Today it features over 1000 plays and continues to grow alongside the staging of new work.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780413773654
Publisert
2003-06-04
Utgiver
Vendor
Methuen Drama
Vekt
102 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
5 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
88
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