Description
About the Author
Stephen Beresford trained at RADA and worked as an actor before writing for television and film, winning a BAFTA for his screenplay for the feature film Pride (2014). His plays include Fanny & Alexander (Old Vic, London, 2018), a stage adaptation of the film by Ingmar Bergman; and The Last of the Haussmans (National Theatre, London, 2012).
Reviews
'Hugely cathartic, this is the play of the year so far... blissfully funny and ineffably touching... a heaven-sent new play'
* Telegraph *'A rare and heartfelt portrait of post-Christian Britain'
* The Times *'Electrifying, bristling with wit and ideas... Can almost be considered as a companion piece to Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem, exploring some of the same themes in a similar setting, a clash of local cultures embedded within a fracturing national culture'
* Broadway World *'Beautifully crafted... Beresford has captured a moment of change in our time... It's a cracking state of the nation piece'
* WhatsOnStage *'A fine new play to soothe the soul and mend the heart... Beresford plumbs the deepest human feelings [with] a scene of savage beauty I'll never forget'
* Mail on Sunday *'An impressive state-of-the-nation play... Chekhovian in intensity... deeply moving, with some fabulously funny lines, while a succession of twists ensures the drama never drops'
* The Stage *'Painfully funny.... properly laugh-out-loud character comedy that gets near the knuckle and stays there... the best West Country drama I've seen since Jerusalem'
* Time Out *Book Information
ISBN 9781848429741
Author Stephen Beresford
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Nick Hern Books
Publisher Nick Hern Books