Two rich and startling monologues from award-winning actor and playwright Karen Cogan.

Cork, 1998. An obsessive odyssey through the city. Dancing on tables, 3 a.m. breakfast rolls and waking up, polluted, on the wrong person's doorstep. Brenda and her ferocious best pal are part of the city furniture. But one of them is realising that she's got it all, all of it, horribly wrong and it might be too late.

Drip Feed is an infectious, dark comedy about the messiness of being young(ish), female and queer. The play was shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award 2017, and premiered at Assembly George Square as part of the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, in a co-production between Fishamble and Soho Theatre, London.

Also included in this volume is Karen Cogan's first play The Half Of It, a relentless, darkly lyrical work about a life, lived unseen, which won the Stewart Parker Award in 2018 after a sold-out run at the Dublin Fringe Festival, produced by Mommo Theatre.

In a London flat, a Cork woman is climbing the walls. She lives alone, eating dry digestives and hiding from the postman. She hasn't stepped outside in six years. Does she definitely still exist?

About the Author
Karen Cogan trained as an actor at RADA. She is also a playwright whose plays include: The Half Of It (Dublin Fringe Festival, 2017; nominated for five Fringe Awards and winner of the First Fortnight Award; winner of the 2018 Stewart Parker Award); and Drip Feed (Soho Theatre and Edinburgh Fringe 2018; shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award). She was one of the playwrights chosen for Fishamble's A Play For Ireland initiative 2018/19.

Reviews

'Dark and powerful... a vivid, immersive and ultimately hopeful exploration of identity'

* The List on Drip Feed *

'Vivid and richly written... sometimes funny, sometimes bleak'

* The Stage on Drip Feed *

'An exquisite piece of theatre... a poignant reflection on modern society and how we treat ourselves and each other'

* The Reviews Hub on The Half Of It *

'A slow-burning and complex vision of a woman's inner life'

* No More Workhorse on The Half Of It *



Book Information
ISBN 9781848427853
Author Karen Cogan
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Nick Hern Books
Publisher Nick Hern Books