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This is Living (NHB Modern Plays) - cover

This is Living (NHB Modern Plays)

Liam Borrett

Publisher: Nick Hern Books

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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, This Is Living was first performed in a critically acclaimed and award-winning production at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2014. It had its London premiere at Trafalgar Studios, London, in 2016.
'A remarkable debut from an impressive new voice' - A Younger Theatre
Available since: 05/19/2016.
Print length: 96 pages.

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