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Calico
Full-Length Play, Drama / 3f, 4m
Michael Hastings
Calico
by Michael Hastings
Paris, 1928. Samuel Beckett is introduced to the notorious novelist James Joyce and his family and soon becomes like a new son in the household. He finds himself drawn to Joyce's gifted but troubled daughter Lucia äó_ What does Calico stand for? Cali…
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Cast Size
3f, 4m -
Subgenre
Period, Docudrama/History
Details
Summary
Paris, 1928. Samuel Beckett is introduced to the notorious novelist James Joyce and his family and soon becomes like a new son in the household. He finds himself drawn to Joyce's gifted but troubled daughter Lucia äó_ What does Calico stand for? Calico is the coarse cotton wrapping of the mattress you lie on. It can also be the body restraints when you are sectioned off to an asylum. This is a carefully researched, strange love story.
- Time Period 1920s
- Setting Various simple settings
- Features Period Costumes
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.