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The Wonderful World of Dissocia

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  3w, 5m

Anthony Neilson

This powerful exploration of dissociative disorder begins with an absurdly comic first act, in which protagonist Lisa Jones finds herself in the magical world of Dissocia. In the second act, a naturalistic drama, Lisa is seen in her actual surroundings – a bleak and colourless medical environment.

The Wonderful World of Dissocia

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 5m
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult
Accolades
Accolades

  • Winner! 2004 CATS (Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland) Award for Best New Play

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Summary

Lisa Jones is on a journey. It’s a colourful and exciting off-kilter trip in search of one lost hour that has tipped the balance of her life. The inhabitants of the wonderful world she finds herself in – Dissocia – are a curious blend of the funny, the friendly and the brutal. As playwright Anthony Neilson puts it, “If you like Alice in Wonderland but there’s not enough sex and violence in it, then Dissocia is the show for you”.

History

After a workshop at LAMDA in 2002, The Wonderful World of Dissocia premiered at Glasgow’s Tron Theatre at the Edinburgh International Festival in 2004. The play toured England in 2007, making its London debut at the Royal Court Theatre in March 2007.

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Performing Groups
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting

    Various simple settings

  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 105 Minutes

Media

“Bubbling with inventiveness that is distinctly its own.” – Daily Telegraph

“Witty, entertaining, unsettling and intelligent.” – Scotland on Sunday

Licensing & Materials

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Authors

Anthony Neilson

Anthony Neilson
Anthony Neilson (b. 1967, Edinburgh) is a Scottish playwright and director. His breakthrough show Normal: The Dusseldorf Ripper was produced at the Edinburgh Theatre Festival in 1991. Other shows include The Wonderful World of Dissocia (2004), Realism (2006) and Orson Welles ...
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