We've got our little routines. She'll text me if she's hungry or wants anything. Or I'll say, 'Fancy an orange squash?' And she'll send me a thumbs up.

Doreen and her two grown up daughters sit at the table eating fish and chips, distracted by their phones.

Upstairs, seventeen-year-old Megyn has locked herself in her grandmother's bedroom and is refusing to come out. And no one is entirely sure why.

Michael Wynne's dark comedy questions the safety of home and the different ways we cope in an increasingly uncertain world. Cuckoo opened at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in July 2023.

A dark comedy about home, family and the ways we cope in an uncertain world, by Olivier-award-winning playwright Michael Wynne.

About the Author
Michael Wynne was born and brought up in Birkenhead. His first play, The Knocky (Royal Court) was awarded the Meyer Whitworth Award for Best New Play, and he was nominated for Best New Writer by the Writers Guild. Other plays include The People Are Friendly (Royal Court); The Priory (Royal Court), which won the Olivier Award for Best Comedy; Sell Out (Frantic Assembly), which won Time Out Best Off West End Award; The Boy Who Left Home (Actor Touring Company); Dirty Wonderland (Frantic Assembly); Tits /Teeth (Soho Theatre/NYT) and Canvas (Chichester Festival Theatre). He co-wrote My Summer of Love (BBC Films), which won the BAFTA for Best British Film and Evening Standard Film Award for Best Screenplay.


Book Information
ISBN 9780571386109
Author Michael Wynne
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 147g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 9mm