This is Living
$33.98
- Paperback
88 pages
- Release Date
19 May 2016
Summary
‘You weren’t moving. Your hair was soaked. We saw you.’
Alice and Michael met six years ago. Three years later their daughter Lily was born. Now, in a Yorkshire meadow, just past midnight, they’re having an argument. Because Alice is cold, she’s tired, and Michael won’t stop telling her that she died twelve hours ago.
A poignant exploration of what it means to say goodbye, Liam Borrett’s play This is Living was first performed in a critically acclaimed and awa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848425842 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1848425848 |
| Author: | Liam Borrett |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Imprint: | Nick Hern Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 88 |
| Release Date: | 19 May 2016 |
| Weight: | 112g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
| Series: | NHB Modern Plays |
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Critics Review
‘A remarkable debut from an impressive new voice’
‘A modern urban ghost story about grief and loss… a gently affecting piece, full of compassion’
* The Times *‘Borrett’s play balances on a tightrope between comedy and heartbreak… speckled with genuinely romantic and heart-wrenching moments’
* A Younger Theatre *‘A remarkable debut from an impressive new voice’
* A Younger Theatre *‘Poignant, truthful… finds humour in unexpected places’
* The Reviews Hub *‘Delves deeply into its emotive and sadly universal subject… contains some beautifully observed humour’
* The Stage *About The Author
Liam Borrett
Liam Borrett trained at the Drama Centre, London. His work as a writer/director includes Dancing (Etcetera Theatre); Hannah (Miniaturist Festival, Arcola Theatre); and This is Living (Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014). As a director his work includes Boileroom (Miniaturist Festival, Arcola Theatre).
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