An emotionally involving family play that evokes the poignancy and the poison of the festive season - from the award-winning writer of The Sugar Wife.

A small town in the south east of England. Eddie returns home for a peaceful family Christmas for the first time in many years. But neither he nor his parents can forget or forgive themselves for the death of their other son, Richard, and the unanswered questions that surround it.

But not for much longer - it seems that Richard had secrets that are about to erupt into their lives. Dormant conflicts begin to surface as Eddie's family are confronted with the ghosts of Christmases past - along with some unwelcome revelations about the present.

Elizabeth Kuti's play The Six-Days World was first staged at the Finborough Theatre, London, in 2007.

About the Author
Elizabeth Kuti is a playwright and lecturer in drama. Her play The Sugar Wife won the 2006 Susan Smith Blackburn Award. Her plays include: Fishskin Trousers (Finborough Theatre, 2013; revived at Park Theatre, London, 2017); The Six-Days World (Finborough Theatre, London, 2007); and The Sugar Wife (Rough Magic, Project Arts Centre, Dublin, 2005; Soho Theatre, London, 2006; Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 2024). She teaches drama and playwriting at the University of Essex; and is a long-term collaborator with director Robert Price, with whom she founded Lubkinfinds Theatre.

Reviews

'Refreshing... a gift for combative dialogue... Kuti is a dramatist to watch'

* The Times *



Book Information
ISBN 9781854595577
Author Elizabeth Kuti
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Nick Hern Books
Publisher Nick Hern Books
Weight(grams) 116g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 8mm