'It's passing on your thoughts, your personality, a part of yourself, your DNA. If we don't do that, what are we? We're just dust.'

Jess and Dylan are in love. They want a family. That's all they have ever wanted.

This perfectly ordinary couple find themselves on an extraordinary journey when they enter the world of IVF. Forced to fight for the family they so desperately want, they put their faith in science and their relationship to the ultimate test.

A funny, moving and unswervingly honest love story, The Quiet House was co-produced by Echo Presents, the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Park Theatre, London. It premiered at Birmingham Rep in 2016 before transferring to the Park Theatre.

About the Author

Gareth Farr is an actor and writer. His plays include: The Quiet House (Birmingham Rep & Park Theatre, London, 2016); and Britannia Waves the Rules (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, 2014 and tour; winner of a Judges' Award at the 2011 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting; Sydney Fringe Festival).

As an actor he has worked with the RSC, Young Vic, West End, Royal Court, West Yorkshire Playhouse and Sheffield Theatres, and has had numerous television roles on programmes including Misfits, Skins and Vera.

He is Head of Acting at Arts Educational Schools London.

Reviews

'Breaks the silence around the struggle to conceive in an affecting way'

* Guardian *

'Powerful and heart-breaking in equal measure'

* The Reviews Hub *

'Completely authentic and wholly engrossing... unflinching and deeply moving... [I was] completely absorbed and emotionally invested'

* WhatsOnStage *



Book Information
ISBN 9781848425668
Author Gareth Farr
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Nick Hern Books
Publisher Nick Hern Books