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Ghost Story (Ravenhill)

Short Play, Drama  /  3w

Mark Ravenhill

Lisa has breast cancer. Meryl is a healer who believes in the power of positive thinking.

Ghost Story (Ravenhill)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w
  • Duration
    Duration
    40 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Experimental
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary

Lisa has breast cancer. Meryl is a healer who believes in the power of positive thinking. As time folds back on itself and then forwards, Lisa and Meryl trade roles as the healer and the healed, discovering that the world is full of ghosts.

History
Ghost Story premiered in 2010 with Sky Playhouse Live, broadcast by Sky Arts. It then premiered in the US in April 2013, billed alongside Ravenhill's The Experiment as Ghost Experiment, with STAGEStheatre, under the direction of Dave Barton.
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Performing Groups

MERYL
LISA
HANNAH

Note from mark Ravenhill:I'm happy for any of the parts to be played by whoever, whatever
gender. The gendered casting is only a suggestion and the parts are open to
anyone wherever they are on the gender spectrum. 

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting

    Contemporary

  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 40 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language

Media

"It's a gem: heartfelt, dark, with astonishing character arcs." - OC Weekly

"Both a satire and a moving story about illness." - Guardian

Licensing & Materials

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Authors

Mark Ravenhill

Mark Ravenhill
Mark Ravenhill was born in Haywards Heath, West Sussex in 1966. He studied Drama and English at Bristol University. His first play Shopping and Fucking was produced by Out of Joint and the Royal Court Theatre in 1996. Subsequent plays include Faust Is Dead, Handbag, Some Expl ...
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