Killing The Cat by David Spencer
Winner of the Verity Bargate Award in 1990 Killing the Cat is a play about memory and writing. Moving between the 70s and the present day it shows Danny writing about his sister's experience of sexual abuse by his father. As he invents a fiction of what he has been told has happened, what he remembers happening and what he imagines or dreams to have happened in the past Danny's story threatens to blow the family apart, until the other members join ranks to keep the story a family secret.
David Spencer's works have premiered at the Royal Court, National Theatre, and Soho Theatre. He has won a number of awards, including the Verity Bargate Award, the Alfred Doblin residency, and a residency in Schloss Wiepersdorf. His best-known works include: Releevo, Killing the Cat, Hurricane Roses, Red Stars, and Raven.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780413642103 |
| ISBN 10 | 0413642100 |
| Title | Killing The Cat |
| Author | David Spencer |
| Series | Modern Plays |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 1990-09-13 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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