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Five Kinds of Silence

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  4w, 3m

Shelagh Stephenson

This highly-acclaimed stage version of the 1996 radio play is the story of a family in which control has become the driving force. Billy, himself abused as a child, has sexually abused his two daughters since their early teens. Published in a two play volume with The Memory of Water.

Five Kinds of Silence

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 3m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)

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Summary

This highly-acclaimed stage version of the 1996 radio play is the story of a family in which control has become the driving force. Billy, himself abused as a child, has sexually abused his two daughters since their early teens. Now the adult daughters, with the connivance of their mother, attempt to free themselves, and kill him.

Cast Attributes
Keywords

M2 (middle age, any age)
F4 (30s, any age)

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting

    Various simple settings

  • Cautions
    • Gun Shots

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Shelagh Stephenson

Shelagh Stephenson
Shelagh Stephenson: Her first play, THE MEMORY OF WATER, was produced at Hampstead Theatre and subsequently in the West End, where it won the Olivier Award for Best Comedy. Its American premiere was at Steppenwolf, and it was then seen at Manhattan Theatre Club. Her play AN E ...
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