The Haystack
$28.15
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
30 January 2020
Summary
‘Yes, we’re geeks, yes, we sit at computers all day, yes, we barely leave Cheltenham, but we are still, when it comes down to it, spies.’
Neil and Zef are two twenty-something computer whizzes with questionable dress sense and a highly developed interest in video games and Netflix. They’re also the UK’s ‘National Defence Information Security Team’ – recruited by GCHQ for their sky-high IQs and ability to work quickly and discreetly, no questions asked.
With unfettered access t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848429086 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1848429088 |
| Author: | Al Blyth |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Imprint: | Nick Hern Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 30 January 2020 |
| Weight: | 168g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
| Series: | NHB Modern Plays |
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Critics Review
‘A dark, twisty love story with complex ethical and intellectual ramifications, fizzing with wit… a play that is genuinely for today’
‘A cross between Kafka, Hitchcock and le Carré, the play is a heady brew… a rollercoaster ride’
* The Reviews Hub *‘An enjoyable internet thriller… the plot is gripping, the dialogue snappy… a sharp contemporary play about the way we live and what we value’
* Financial Times *‘A dark, twisty love story with complex ethical and intellectual ramifications, fizzing with wit… a play that is genuinely for today’
* Telegraph *‘Searingly theatrical… John le Carré himself might admire the standout dialogue… This pacy, brainy surveillance thriller should be widely watched’
* Guardian *‘Grips like a vice… a whip-smart thriller’
* The Stage *About The Author
Al Blyth
Al Blyth is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. His first full-length play, The Haystack, premiered at Hampstead Theatre in 2020. He was awarded Soho Theatre’s Westminster Prize in 2006, for his play Furnace Four. Other awards include Paines Plough’s Future Perfect award, and Channel 4’s 4Talent Prize for Best Dramatic Writing.
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