1536 by Ava Pickett
Three young women – Anna, Jane, and Mariella – work, play, enjoy their lives and their friendship. And they try to not be killed. Because the year is 1536 and King Henry VIII is about to have his queen Anne Boleyn executed, and this is a society where they have no power. This…
Ragdoll by Katherine Moar
This is a fictional reimagining of the Patty Hearst kidnap story, jumping between two timelines, 2017 and 1978. Two characters, Holly the heiress and Robert her lawyer, appear as both their 1978 and 2017 versions. Holly and Robert work through what each feels they are owed by the other, the catalyst for the…
“Those feelings are in their twenties now”: The Comeuppance by Branden Jacob-Jenkins
Warning: Here be spoilers. I like to write about all of a play and not avoid mentioning the ending. That’s the best bit. I love a play that leaves me with an abiding image – a moment, a gesture – that encapsulates the connective moment of meaning between writer, actor and audience. At…
Top Ten Ghost Plays for Halloween!
10. Ghost Stories by Jeremy Dyson & Andy Nyman I wanted to like this more than I did. Ticks the box for scares and I loved the frame narrative. The actual ghost stories it contained were a little underwhelming and ultimately relied on a tired trope which could do with some revision. 09.…
“This entire story about who you are may remain intact”: The Nether by Jennifer Haley
With a greater distance of time, Jennifer Haley’s 2013 play The Nether can live a little more freely than when it debuted. I think there is a tendency when a work of science fiction first appears (particularly those that are set, like The Nether, “soon”) to judge it on its short term predictive…
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