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Mermaid (NHB Modern Plays) - cover

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Mermaid (NHB Modern Plays)

Polly Teale

Publisher: Nick Hern Books

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Summary

A bold reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen's tale of love, loss and desire, transported to a contemporary setting.  
Beneath the ocean's waves there is no death or pain or separation. Above, the modern world is beset with war, poverty and desire.  
On her sixteenth birthday, a mermaid rises up to the surface, leaving her childhood behind for ever when she falls in love with a mortal prince. She knows that she can no longer live at the bottom of the ocean - but must she destroy herself in order to be loved?  
Polly Teale's Mermaid was first performed by Shared Experience and Nottingham Playhouse on a UK tour in 2015.  
'wonderfully atmospheric' Whatsonstage.com  
'an enchanting fairy story brought splashing into present-day, superbly woven around a highly descriptive text' The Public Reviews
Available since: 04/09/2015.

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