Lela & Co.
$26.62
- Paperback
64 pages
- Release Date
3 September 2015
Summary
The story of a young girl trapped in an increasingly tiny world.
In the beginning was the mattress. Gradually, other little changes – more bolts on the front door; the gun; the locked cupboard. And she knew in her heart that change was bad. Based on a true story, Cordelia Lynn’s play Lela & Co. premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in September 2015.
‘One of the most powerful 90 minutes I’ve spent in a theatre… An extraordinary Royal Court debut’— The T…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848425279 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1848425279 |
| Author: | Cordelia Lynn |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Imprint: | Nick Hern Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 3 September 2015 |
| Weight: | 82g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
| Series: | NHB Modern Plays |
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Critics Review
‘one of the most powerful 90 minutes I’ve spent in a theatre… An extraordinary Royal Court debut’
‘One of the most powerful 90 minutes I’ve spent in a theatre… An extraordinary Royal Court debut’
* The Times *‘One of the most powerful plays I’ve ever seen… a brilliant piece of new writing’
* The Arts Desk *‘Shattering… Lynn writes with a kind of reckless abandon… You have to force yourself to listen to [Lela] – and, god knows, it’s about time we did’
* WhatsOnStage *About The Author
Cordelia Lynn
Cordelia Lynn is a playwright whose plays include: Hedda Tesman, after Henrik Ibsen (Headlong / Chichester Festival Theatre / The Lowry, 2019); a version of Chekhov’s Three Sisters (Almeida Theatre, London, 2019); Lela & Co. (Royal Court Theatre, London, 2015); Believers Anonymous (Rosemary Branch Theatre, 2012); and After the War, which has been performed in venues around the UK and abroad.She was the recipient of the 2017 Pinter Commission for a new play at the Royal Court Theatre.
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