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Some Voices

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  1w, 4m

Joe Penhall

Some Voices
by Joe Penhall

"The most thrilling playwriting debut in years ... The writing is razor-sharp, sensitive, quietly eloquent, full of the touchingly drab poetry of lost lives." - Sunday Times

Ray, a young schizophrenic is trying to reassimilate after a spell in a mental hospital. He is sent to live with his overworked brother wher…

Some Voices

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 4m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Ray, a young schizophrenic is trying to reassimilate after a spell in a mental hospital. He is sent to live with his overworked brother where he is happy until he falls in love. When Ray fin's himself increasingly frustrated by a maladjusted community and an illness he'll never control, even's spiral towards inevitable tragedy.
Ray, in his early twenties
Laura, Irish, the'same age
Pete, Ray's brother, in his early thirties
Dave, Irish, the'same age
Ives, around fifty
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting Various simple settings
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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"The most thrilling playwriting debut in years ... The writing is razor-sharp, sensitive, quietly eloquent, full of the touchingly drab poetry of lost lives." - Sunday Times

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