'I wonder what I have to do for people to recognise me as a threat. Do I have to smash a glass over the head of every single man I come into contact with, just so I leave a mark?'

Irina takes erotic photos of average-looking men. Always behind the lens, she watches, she moulds, and she stalks. These boys are putty in her hands, just the way she likes it.

When the opportunity to show her photographs in a fashionable London gallery coincides with a new boy to obsess over, cracks begin to appear. How far can she push her new prey for the perfect shot, or has she already gone too far?

Based on the critically acclaimed debut novel by Eliza Clark, which was a finalist for the Women's Prize Futures Award, Boy Parts is a pitch-black psychological thriller that subverts the erotic gaze and asks what happens when our need for connection gets twisted.

This stage adaptation for one actor by Gillian Greer was premiered in 2023 at Soho Theatre, London, in a co-production between Metal Rabbit Productions and Soho Theatre, and directed by Sara Joyce.

Praise for Eliza Clark's novel:

'Hilariously sardonic... Will make most readers howl with laughter and/or shut their eyes in horror' Guardian

'A carnival funhouse ride: terrifying, feverish, hilarious' Julia Armfield

'Boundaries are for breaking and if anyone can crash through and reinterpret the fear of our time, Eliza Clark can' Mslexia

'Hallucinogenic, electric and sharp' Jessica Andrews

'Delightfully and deviously rooted in the now with its delectable internet and culture references and evocative and real-feeling portrait of women' Dazed

'Smart, stylish, and very funny' Lara Williams

'Explores the darkest corners of artistic practice, sexuality and violence with bold wit and fearlessness. A dazzling, horrifying debut' Irish Times

About the Author
Eliza Clark is a writer from Newcastle, living in London, where she attended Chelsea College of Art. Her debut novel, Boy Parts (2020), was Blackwell's Fiction Book of the Year and a finalist for the Women's Prize Futures Award. Her other works include Penance (2023), longlisted for the 2024 Dylan Thomas Prize. She was selected as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists in 2023. Gillian Greer is a playwright and dramaturg from Dublin. Her plays include: Boy Parts, adapted from the novel by Eliza Clark (Soho Theatre, 2023); Meat (Theatre503, London, 2020; a finalist in the 2018 International Playwriting Award); and Petals (nominated for the Irish Times Theatre Award for Best New Play in 2015). As a dramaturg, she has worked at the National Theatre, VAULT Festival, Clean Break Theatre Company, The Mercury Theatre and many more. She was appointed Literary Manager of Soho Theatre, London, in 2019.

Reviews

'A striking and visceral adaptation... captures all the humour of Irina's complex life, as well as those difficult moments that make a perfect thriller'

* The Stage *

'Thrilling and frankly terrifying... breathlessly compulsive, edge-of-your-seat stuff... unquestionably a striking piece of theatre'

* WhatsOnStage *

'Enthralling... one of the best page-to-stage adaptations we've seen... Greer transposes Clark's voice exquisitely... it's sharp, entertaining, vicious, thrilling, morbid, uncomfortable, and alarmingly irresistible'

* Broadway World *

'Engrossing and darkly funny'

* New York Times *

'Brings Eliza Clark's subversive and visceral novel to the stage in uncompromising style... balances the horror and humour with equal grace'

* Theatre Weekly *

'Exhilarating and sinister'

* West End Best Friend *



Book Information
ISBN 9781839042980
Author Eliza Clark
Format Paperback
Page Count 60
Imprint Nick Hern Books
Publisher Nick Hern Books
Weight(grams) 76g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 4mm