Beauty and the Beast by Lucy Kirkwood

Beauty and the Beast by Lucy Kirkwood

Lucy Kirkwood's delightful version of the classic fairytale, first seen in a production devised and directed by Katie Mitchell at the National Theatre for Christmas 2010.

'Chock-full of clever ideas'

* Whatsonstagecom *

'Clever, fast and endearing, with grand insults and proper jeopardy.'

* The Times *

'The story is beautifully and touchingly told... a continuously inventive delight'

* Telegraph *

'This new devised version is blessed with a sassy script by Lucy Kirkwood... Beauty-fully done'

* Evening Standard *

Lucy Kirkwood is a British playwright and screenwriter whose plays include: The Human Body (Donmar Warehouse, London, 2024); Rapture (promoted as That Is Not Who I Am, Royal Court Theatre, London, 2022); The Welkin (National Theatre, London 2020); Mosquitoes (National Theatre, 2017); The Children (Royal Court Theatre, 2016); Chimerica (Almeida Theatre & West End, 2013; winner of the 2014 Olivier Award for Best New Play, the 2013 Evening Standard Best Play Award, the 2014 Critics’ Circle Best New Play Award, and the Susan Smith Blackburn Award); NSFW (Royal Court, 2012); small hours (co-written with Ed Hime; Hampstead Theatre, 2011); Beauty and the Beast (with Katie Mitchell; National Theatre, 2010); Bloody Wimmin, as part of Women, Power and Politics (Tricycle Theatre, 2010); it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now (Clean Break & Arcola Theatre, 2009; winner of the 2012 John Whiting Award); Hedda (Gate Theatre, London, 2008); and Tinderbox (Bush Theatre, 2008). She won the inaugural Berwin Lee UK Playwrights Award in 2013.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781848421578
ISBN 10	1848421575
Title	Beauty and the Beast
Author	Lucy Kirkwood
Series	Nhb Modern Plays
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Nick Hern Books
Year published	2010-12-02
Number of pages	80
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.