The Approach by Mark O'rowe

The Approach by Mark O'rowe

Listen carefully … Three women. Three conversations. As the details of what they share begin to diverge, we realise that a subtle game of survival is being played. Both psychological puzzle and quietly devastating tragedy, The Approach explores the inner lives of Anna, Cora and Denise as they desperately try to make sense of their world. What will their conversations reveal? And what does each of them have to hide?

'A play of intense juxtapositions, of silence and anger, façade and vulnerability, distance and communionIntensely thoughtful, the piece presents itself as an expression of relationships and human identity. It is impossible to come away from it without reflecting on the barriers, physical and mental, that can hinder real human interaction'

* Edinburgh Reporter *

'Beautiful and heart-wrenching'

* The Skinny *

'An intense experience like trying to pick apart the puzzle of an overhead conversation… an exquisitely nuanced exploration of complex relationships where past traumas and resentments have put up frustrating barriers to genuine closeness'

* BritishTheatre.com *

'Deeply engaging… O'Rowe's thought-provoking script deals in a theatrical and dramatic simplicity that serves as a counterpoint to its textual complexity… will linger long in the memory'

* The Arts Review *

'A cryptic work about memory and connection… an intricate puzzle of a play, The Approach holds your attention like a transfixing riddle, rationing out clues and folding in on itself artfully'

* Irish Times *

Mark O'Rowe is an Irish playwright whose plays include Howie the Rookie (Bush Theatre, London, 1999), From Both Hips (Fishamble, 1997), Made in China (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 2001), Crestfall (Gate Theatre, Dublin, 2003), Terminus (Abbey Theatre, 2007), Our Few and Evil Days (Abbey Theatre, 2014), The Approach (Landmark Productions, Project Arts Centre, Dublin, 2018) and Reunion (Landmark Productions, Galway International Arts Festival, 2024). His version of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler was staged by the Abbey Theatre in 2015. His screenplays include Broken (2012), based on the novel by Daniel Clay, Perrier’s Bounty (2009), Boy A (2007), based on the novel by Jonathan Trigell, and Intermission (2004). Author photo by Ros Kavanagh

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ISBN 13	9781848427433
ISBN 10	1848427433
Title	The Approach
Author	Mark O'rowe
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Nick Hern Books
Year published	2018-02-01
Number of pages	80
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