The House They Grew Up In
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- Paperback
120 pages
- Release Date
13 July 2017
Summary
‘My parents are here. In the walls and the floorboards and the bricks of this house. This is not only your street with only your stories.’
On a residential street in South East London, reclusive siblings Peppy and Daniel live in a house stuffed full of everything they have ever owned. With their eccentric appearance and their rampant garden hedge, they’re not like others on their road.
When young Ben from next door comes visiting, looking for friendship, what happens n…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848426436 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1848426437 |
| Series: | NHB Modern Plays |
| Author: | Deborah Bruce |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Imprint: | Nick Hern Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 120 |
| Release Date: | 13 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 138g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
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Critics Review
‘A subtle and surprising play that turns from the bleakest of comedies into a tender story of hope… powered by the kind of dialogue you could quote for weeks’
‘A subtle and surprising play that turns from the bleakest of comedies into a tender story of hope… powered by the kind of dialogue you could quote for weeks’
* The Stage *‘An intriguing, slow-burn piece… [has a] gentle, thoughtful humanity’
* Evening Standard *‘Powerful… has an extraordinary emotional impact’
* Telegraph *‘Upbeat but avoids sentimentality… a sympathetic look at modern urban hermitry and the pitfalls of excessive co-dependency’
* Financial Times *‘A humane plea for our tolerance of other people’s eccentricities’
* Guardian *About The Author
Deborah Bruce
Deborah Bruce is a writer and theatre director. Her plays include: Dixon and Daughters (Clean Break/National Theatre, 2023); Raya (Hampstead Theatre, 2021); The House They Grew Up In (Minerva Theatre, Chichester, 2017); The Distance (Orange Tree Theatre and Sheffield Crucible, 2014; a finalist for the 2012-13 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize); Same (National Theatre Connections Festival 2014); and Godchild (Hampstead Theatre, 2013).
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