Description
An anthology of the three winning plays in the inaugural Heretic Voices competition, seeking out the best new writing in monologue form. First performed at the Arcola theatre, London. This volume contains: Woman Caught Unaware by Annie Fox - a searing and bleakly funny debut play which examines of the culture of body shaming Dean McBride by Sonya Hale - a vivid and poetic story of loss and redemption set on a Croydon council estate A Hundred Words for Snow by Tatty Hennessy - a thrilling and brave exploration of mortality, adolescence and the Arctic
About the Author
Sonya Hale has had plays performed at The Southbank Centre, Latitude Festival, E15 University and in prisons and treatment centres. She has worked with Synergy Theatre Project, Clean Break Theatre Company and Outside Edge Theatre Company. Rehearsed readings of her first play Glory Whispers were performed at Theatre503 after winning Synergy Theatre Project's national prison scriptwriting competition. Her monologue play Dean McBride was a finalist in the inaugural Heretic Voices competition, and was performed at the Arcola Theatre, London, in 2018. Annie Fox trained as an actor in New York and at LAMDA. Under the name Andrea Browne, she worked in theatre, film, television and radio. She also taught English and Drama in London schools. She now writes educational books for several publishers. Her debut play, Woman Caught Unaware, was a finalist in the inaugural Heretic Voices competition, and was performed at the Arcola Theatre, London, in 2018. Tatty Hennessy is a writer and theatre director. Her writing for the stage includes: Something Awful (VAULT Festival, London, 2020); A Hundred Words for Snow (finalist in the inaugural Heretic Voices competition; Arcola Theatre, London, 2018); All That Lives and The Snow Queen. Short plays include Copycat and Distant Early Warning.
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Book Information
ISBN 9781848427358
Author Annie Fox
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Nick Hern Books
Publisher Nick Hern Books
About the Author
Sonya Hale has had plays performed at The Southbank Centre, Latitude Festival, E15 University and in prisons and treatment centres. She has worked with Synergy Theatre Project, Clean Break Theatre Company and Outside Edge Theatre Company. Rehearsed readings of her first play Glory Whispers were performed at Theatre503 after winning Synergy Theatre Project's national prison scriptwriting competition. Her monologue play Dean McBride was a finalist in the inaugural Heretic Voices competition, and was performed at the Arcola Theatre, London, in 2018. Annie Fox trained as an actor in New York and at LAMDA. Under the name Andrea Browne, she worked in theatre, film, television and radio. She also taught English and Drama in London schools. She now writes educational books for several publishers. Her debut play, Woman Caught Unaware, was a finalist in the inaugural Heretic Voices competition, and was performed at the Arcola Theatre, London, in 2018. Tatty Hennessy is a writer and theatre director. Her writing for the stage includes: Something Awful (VAULT Festival, London, 2020); A Hundred Words for Snow (finalist in the inaugural Heretic Voices competition; Arcola Theatre, London, 2018); All That Lives and The Snow Queen. Short plays include Copycat and Distant Early Warning.
Reviews
'Three exceptional plays... powerful, emotional, rage-filled works that rail against injustice but contain tenderness, humour and passion... it's a pleasure to witness this simple, powerful storytelling'
* LondonTheatre1 *'A whole theatrical season condensed into an evening'
* Exeunt Magazine *'Inspiring... a poetic assembly indeed'
* A Younger Theatre *Book Information
ISBN 9781848427358
Author Annie Fox
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Nick Hern Books
Publisher Nick Hern Books
