The Southbury Child (NHB Modern Plays)

ISBN-13: 9781848429741 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 112 str.

Stephen Beresford

Opis

Raffish, urbane and frequently drunk, David Highland has kept a grip on his remote coastal parish through a combination of disordered charm and high handed determination. But when his faith impels him to take a hard line with a bereaved parishioner, he finds himself dangerously isolated from public opinion. As his own family begins to fracture and his marriage falls apart, David must face a future that threatens to extinguish not only his position in the town, but everything he stands for. Stephen Beresford's darkly comic play The Southbury Child is an exploration of family and community, the savage divisions of contemporary society and the rituals that punctuate our lives. It is premiered at the Bridge Theatre, London, in April 2020.