'When she was little she was obsessed with me - if I didn't play with her or sit next to her she screamed her head off. Then one day she replaced me with a Captain crunch cereal box.'

When Sarah, a young woman with Asperger's Syndrome, comes to visit her sister and brother-in-law, what starts as a fortnight of family holiday spirals into a nightmare of accusation and intrigue.

A love triangle with a dangerous twist, this moving and funny play explores the everyday dilemmas of a young woman living with autism: what to eat, what to watch on TV, and how to seduce your sister's husband with a piece of cake.

Amy Shindler's Burning Bridges premiered at Theatre503, London, in September 2016.

About the Author

Amy Shindler is an actress and television writer. She co-created and wrote the series Pat and Cabbage (ITV) and has also written for Horrible Histories (CBBC), Trollied (Sky 1), Threesome (Comedy Central) and My Family (BBC 1). Burning Bridges is her debut play.

Reviews

'Very funny and intelligent... I heartedly recommend it'

* West End Wilma *

'Sharp and brilliant humour... sensitively handled... a magnificent magnifying glass onto fractious family life'

* A Younger Theatre *

'An uncompromising character study'

* The Stage *



Book Information
ISBN 9781848425941
Author Amy Shindler
Format Paperback
Page Count 80
Imprint Nick Hern Books
Publisher Nick Hern Books