Pieces by Hywel John
A modern fable of an idyllic childhood shattered by grief, and the confused, desperate and dangerous attempts we make to learn how to live again. Jack and Beatrice are twins. They have no grandparents. They have no uncles or aunties and no cousins. And now, they have no mum and dad. The one person who can look after them is their godmother Sophie, who arrives, shocked and unprepared, at their remote rural family home. Sophie has not seen the children since they were tiny: too tiny for them to remember her, and undoubtedly too little to remember what caused her long, enforced absence. But as the three of them return to the isolated home on the edge of a forest, their collective grief triggers a tragic attempt to remember, repair and recreate the past. Hywel John's play Pieces was first staged at Clwyd Theatr Cymru in 2010.'A demonic contemporary fairytale whose psychological surety will leave you in pieces'
* Guardian *'A fascinating piece, always gripping, often very funny, with a Brothers Grimm-like atmosphere'
* Stage *
HYWEL JOHN trained as an actor at LAMDA. His credits include Rupert Goold's award-winning production of Macbeth with Patrick Stewart, which played in the West End and on Broadway. He has worked at the Chichester Festival Theatre and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre. He runs the innovative theatre company MahWaff that exists to produce theatre that is challenging, accessible, entertaining and relevant. Pieces is his first play. He lives in London.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781848421110 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848421117 |
| Title | Pieces |
| Author | Hywel John |
| Series | Nhb Modern Plays |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Nick Hern Books |
| Year published | 2010-04-22 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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