Lucy Kirkwood
1) The children
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Two retired nuclear scientists in an isolated cottage by the sea as the world around them crumbles. Then an old friend arrives with a frightening request" --
Author
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Lucy Kirkwood has swiftly made a name for herself as one of Britain's leading young playwrights and is widely considered to be the natural successor to the great Caryl Churchill. Kirkwood's plays are infused with a sharp wit and a fierce intelligence, taking an unflinching look at the issues affecting our world today. This collection gathers together five of Kirkwood's plays, including Chimerica, Tinderbox, it felt empty when the heart went at first...
3) The welkin
Author
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Rural Suffolk, 1759. As the country waits for Halley's Comet, Sally Poppy is sentenced to hang for a heinous murder. When she claims to be pregnant, a jury of twelve matrons are taken from their housework to decide whether she's telling the truth, or simply trying to escape the noose. With only midwife Lizzy Luke prepared to defend the girl, and a mob baying for blood outside, the matrons wrestle with their new authority, and the devil in their midst....
4) Rapture
Author
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Noah and Celeste Quilter met on a blind date organised by a newspaper, fell in love, got married and had a baby. But from the very earliest days of their relationship, they were under surveillance. And when they started a fight for their future, they never guessed it would cost them their lives. In a modern world where reality is whatever we imagine it to be, how do we know the stories we tell ourselves are true? What happens when there's only one...