Description
Set against the backdrop of a Scotland on the brink of voting for independence, Diary of a Madman looks at how our identity is shaped by those that came before us, at what is means - if anything - to be part of a clan and at the trauma for individuals living with mental illness.
About the Author
Al Smith's theatre includes Enola (Underbelly, 2005), Radio (Soho / 59E59 NYC, 2006/7), The Astronaut Wives Club (Soho, 2006), The Bird (Underbelly / Arcola, 2008), Gold & Popcorn and Black & White (NYTRep, 2012). He has been Pearson Playwright in Residence at the Finborough Theatre and a participant of the Paines Plough Future Perfect scheme. He has recently finished a new play, The Anthropophaga, for Headlong / Old Red Lion and Harrogate was premiered at HighTide Theatre Festival in September 2015.
Reviews
[An] intense two-hander . . . Smith's writing is punchy, sometimes bruising . . . Harrogate plays games with its audience, setting up and then confounding our expectations. . . . Smith's writing is punchy, sometimes bruising * Financial Times on "Harrogate" *
[A] knife-like piece of writing * Stage on "Harrogate" *
Book Information
ISBN 9781350019706
Author Al Smith
Format Paperback
Page Count 112
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 100g