Description
And when you see what's out there. What do you want with it.
Do you want to fuck it. Like, weekly? Or do you want to sort of. Put your hands in its pockets. Take it to your mother. Love it until you die. Sort of thing.
With acid wit, Miriam Battye's play takes a scalpel to modern romance.
No! Fuck NO. I don't want to, like, go for WALKS and use and reuse those METAL FOIL SERVING trays all my life NO. I want to TEAR SOMEONE APART.
Strategic Love Play opened at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, in July 2023, produced by Paines Plough, Soho Theatre and Belgrade Theatre, in association with Landmark Theatres.
Winner of a Fringe First Award for outstanding new writing.
With acid wit, Miriam Battye's play takes a scalpel to modern romance.
About the Author
Miriam Battye is a writer from Manchester. Her plays include Scenes with girls (Royal Court Theatre), Find a Partner! (National Theatre Connections), Trip the Light Fantastic (Bristol Old Vic), All Your Gold (Theatre Royal, Plymouth) and Electricity (National Youth Theatre/Arcola).
She was the recipient of the 2020 Harold Pinter Commission from the Royal Court.
For television, her credits include Dead Ringers (Amazon Prime) and Succession (HBO).
Book Information
ISBN 9780571387687
Author Miriam Battye
Format Paperback
Page Count 88
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 103g
Dimensions(mm) 200mm * 130mm * 10mm
