Stockport 1988-2002. Rachel Keats is growing up in town she doesn't like. Abandoned by her mother, her family life is torn to tatters as she is left to bring up her younger brother, who, increasingly is drawn to the excitement out on the streets. When her new partner starts to abuse her, and those she loves leave her behind, will she stay or will she find the strength to make her own way in the world?
Praise for Herons: "filled with a sense of life's miraculous potential. It deals with damaged characters yet is imbued with a poetic lyricism" (Guardian) Port is published to tie in...
Stockport 1988-2002. Rachel Keats is growing up in town she doesn't like. Abandoned by her mother, her family life is torn to tatters as she is lef...
The new play by the Royal Court's writer-in-residence
"When you close your eyes and you think about your home, what do you think about?"
Robert Evans is new to the police force, and his enthusiasm for the case is keener than that of his cynical colleague Gary Burroughs. They're both looking for a missing child. But as the mother, Dr Anne Schults, wants to know, when does "missing" become "presumed dead"? Simon Stephens' new play is a disquieting portrait of the many lives that are united in the single moment it takes for a child to disappear.
The new play by the Royal Court's writer-in-residence
"When you close your eyes and you think about your home, what do you think about?"
Seasonal new play by London's most prolific and evocative playwright.
People don't mourn out of love, they mourn out of fear and the fear makes them stop.
Michael, Billy and Giuseppe are biding their time before Christmas away from their loved ones. When Charlie comes in with his cello, and a fear of stepping outside the door because he's been told today is the day that he'll die, they know that this'll be a long night.
Set over the course of one night in a bar in East London, Simon Stephens' play is a slow-burning, evocative play about selling up, growing old and...
Seasonal new play by London's most prolific and evocative playwright.
People don't mourn out of love, they mourn out of fear and the fear mak...
Dramatic new play of crime and redemption by winner of Pearson Most Promising New Playwright Award, 2001
A story of crime and redemption, starting at the mouth of the River Thames and moving across England over twenty years. It begins with a life choice for Jamie Carris and ends with a re-union with his young daughter. It is also a story about a killer.
Dramatic new play of crime and redemption by winner of Pearson Most Promising New Playwright Award, 2001
The play Herons is a disturbing and moving description of the life of teenager Billy whose life has been made a misery by his father's actions. His life of being bullied by the kids on his estate escalates to a violent climax.
The play Herons is a disturbing and moving description of the life of teenager Billy whose life has been made a misery by his father's actions. His li...
