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4+ YearsPublisher | Nick Hern Books |
ISBN 13 | 9781848427549 |
ISBN 10 | 1848427549 |
Book 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 |
About the Author | Ella Hickson is an award-winning writer whose work has been performed throughout the UK and abroad.Her work includes: Swive [Elizabeth] (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare's Globe, 2019); ANNA (National Theatre, 2019); The Writer (Almeida Theatre, 2018); Oil (Almeida Theatre, London, 2016); Wendy & Peter Pan (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2013 and 2015; Tokyo, 2021); Riot Girls (Radio 4); Boys (Nuffield Theatre, Southampton / Headlong Theatre / HighTide Festival Theatre, 2012); The Authorised Kate Bane (Grid Iron/Traverse Theatre, 2012); Rightfully Mine (Radio 4); Precious Little Talent (Trafalgar Studios/Tantrums Productions, 2011), Hot Mess (Arcola Tent/ Tantrums Productions, 2010) and Eight (Trafalgar Studios/Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh, 2008/9).Author photo by Peter Hickson |
Language | English |
Author | Ella Hickson |
Number of Pages | 88 pages |
The Writer