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A SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD. TITLE
Full-Length Play, Drama / 4w, 5m
Simon Stephens
William Carlisle has the world at his feet but its weight on his shoulders. He is intelligent, articulate and f***ked. In the library of a fee-paying grammar school, William and his fellow Sixth-Formers are preparing for their mock A-Levels while navigating the pressures of teenage life. They are educated and aspirational young people, but step-by-step, the disclocation, disjunction and latent aggression is revealed.
William Carlisle 17-18Lilly Cahill 17-18Bennett Francis 17-18Cissy Franks 17-18Nicholas Chatman 17-18Tania Gleason 17-18Chadwick Meade 17-18Lucy Francis 17-18Dr Richard Harvey
A school library. A hospital room.
“Powerful and compelling ... evokes the twilight world of the teenager with scary vividness ...” - Michael Coveney, Independent“Superb new play ...” - Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph“A remarkable new play.” - Michael Billington, The Guardian
Image: 2014 MCC Theater Production (Joan Marcus)
Simon Stephens is an award-winning playwright.
His early work at the Royal Court includes BLUEBIRD (1998); HERONS (2001), COUNTRY MUSIC (2004) and MOTORTOWN (2006). In 2008 his play HARPER REGAN opened at the National Theatre, and SEA WALL, starring Andrew Scott, played at ...