Me, As A Penguin, 9781848421042
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Stitch is hitting the gay scene of Hull. Or at least dipping his toe in the water while staying with heavily pregnant sister Liz and her shabby sofa-loving partner Mark. But why won’t Stitch let anyone into the bathroom even though Liz is dying for a pee? And who is the man in the giant penguin costume?

Me, As A Penguin

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  • Paperback

    96 pages

  • Release Date

    22 April 2010

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Summary

A charmingly offbeat, surreal comedy of knitting, penguins and Battenberg.

Stitch is hitting the gay scene of Hull. Or at least dipping his toe in the water, while staying with his heavily pregnant sister Liz and her shabby sofa-loving partner Mark. But why won’t Stitch let anyone into the bathroom even though Liz is dying for a pee? And who is the man in the giant penguin costume?

Tom Wells’ play Me, As A Penguin premiered at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds in 2…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781848421042
ISBN-10:1848421044
Author:Tom Wells
Publisher:Nick Hern Books
Imprint:Nick Hern Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:96
Release Date:22 April 2010
Weight:100g
Dimensions:198mm x 128mm x 7mm
Series:NHB Modern Plays
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘thoroughly charming’

‘A remarkable piece of writing, wry, witty and surreal… Tom Wells is a name to watch’

* Whatsonstage.com *

‘Thoroughly charming’

* Time Out *

‘The dialogue is full of delights… given the choice I personally would pick up the penguin’

* Guardian *

About The Author

Tom Wells

Tom Wells is a playwright whose work includes: Big Big Sky (Hampstead Theatre, 2021); Stuff (National Theatre Connections Festival, 2019); Drip, with music composed by Matthew Robins (Boundless Theatre, 2017⁄8); Broken Biscuits (Live Theatre/Paines Plough UK tour, 2016); Folk (Birmingham Rep & tour, 2016); Jumpers for Goalposts (Watford Palace Theatre, 2013); The Kitchen Sink (Bush Theatre, 2011) and Me, As A Penguin (Arcola Theatre, 2010).Author photo by Richard Mildenhall

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