The Writer - NHB Modern Plays
The Writer - NHB Modern Plays
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Published:
19 April, 2018
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Description
‘I want the world to change shape.’
‘I'm not sure theatre can do that.’
‘Well then where am I meant to take that impulse because I'm very serious about the endeavour?’
A young writer challenges the status quo but discovers that creative gain comes at a personal cost.
The Writer premiered in 2018 at the Almeida Theatre, London, in a production directed by Blanche McIntyre.
The Writer was a finalist for the 2019 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.
'A playwright who grabs the zeitgeist' Independent
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781848427549 |
| ISBN10 | 1848427549 |
| Number Of Pages | 88 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Nick Hern Books |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
'Wow. Here's a drama that channels all the righteous anger of the moment, the pent-up fury that women have found themselves at last allowed to express... [Ella Hickson] hits the jackpot once more with this coruscating examination of power structures both artistic and personal and how received ideas shaped by an inescapably patriarchal society infuse the two realms'
* Evening Standard *'An eloquent, intellectually agile, vividly written and frequently furious play...
a compelling theatrical experience'
'Electrifying... very punk rock, a thrillingly uninhibited rally against the establishment'
* Time Out *'Hickson strikes a nerve with her story of toxic masculinity and egocentrism... this momentous new play is a voice that needs to be heard'
* Broadway World *'Funny, raw, unflaggingly inventive... a sophisticated play for the MeToo generation'
* Telegraph *'It's sharp, savage stuff... it never for a second is anything less than engrossing and serious, raising issues that need to be raised... Hickson's writing can take the breath away'
* WhatsOnStage *'A bold and vivid explosion of anger'
* Radio Times *'This poetically messy, brilliantly clever piece of work has an epic beauty… fractures, stumbles over and twists literary and societal structures like a modern-day Orlando… Hickson's a genius'
* Exeunt Magazine *'Riveting... Playful and impassioned... Above all, the play is asking a big question: do we need new theatrical forms to reflect a society in the midst of a sexual revolution? Hickson's approach is witty, clever and keeps the ground shifting under one's feet'
* Guardian *Author's Bio
Ella Hickson's previous plays include Oil at the Almeida, Wendy & Peter Pan for the RSC, Boys, Precious Little Talent and Eight.