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Rabbit (NHB Modern Plays)

Nina Raine

Publisher: Nick Hern Books

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Summary

A fiercely funny play about what it's like to be a young woman living, working, drinking, loving and having sex in the 21st century.  
Evening Standard Award for Most Promising PlaywrightCritics Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright  
It's Bella's 29th birthday. Friends and former lovers meet for a drink to celebrate. But as the Bloody Marys flow, the bar soon becomes a battlefield.  
'Excellent' - Time Out, Critics' Choice  
'razor-sharp' - Observer  
'Terrific. A smart and bracing battle-of-the-sexes comedy. As accomplished and penetrating as Patrick Marber's Closer' - Sunday Express  
'Electric. This sharp, witty play about sex, success and self-knowledge is a must-see' - Stage  
'a writing debut of exhilarating punch and real comic perspicacity' - Independent
Available since: 10/09/2015.

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