Once Upon a Bridge

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

Shortlisted for the Writer's Guild Award for Best New Play 2021He was like a rugby man,He hit her like a rugby man,Straight into her shoulder,The momentum of the crash,Dragging her beyond the kerb,Towards the front tyre of my bus.Early one morning on Putney Bridge, three strangers’ lives collided for one fleeting second.Inspired by real events, Once Upon a Bridge weaves a tale about human triumph and frailty, about the power of destiny and chance, and why sometimes we choose to hate and other times we choose to dance.Commissioned by Ireland's Druid Theatre and live-streamed from Mick Lally theatre in Galway, Sonya Kelly's latest play received a string of excellent reviews for its bold intimacy and engaging story telling.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-04-15
Mått:126 x 196 x 6 mm
Vikt:87 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Modern Plays
Antal sidor:80
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350267091
Utmärkelser:Short-listed for Writer's Guild Award for Best Play 2021 (United States)

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Mer om författaren

Sonya Kelly is an Irish writer and actor. She has performed with all the major Irish companies including the Gate Theatre, Druid Theatre and The Corn Exchange and Fishamble: the new play company. She is a cast member of RTE’s hugely successful, sketch show, The Savage Eye. Her debut solo show, The Wheelchair on My Face: a look back at a myopic childhood, won a Scotsman Fringe First Award for new writing at the Edinburgh Fringe 2012. The show played 150 performances in over 50 venues and toured to Paris and New York where it received a Critic’s Pick in the New York Times.

Recensioner i media

Has a clever, teasing quality, especially in its ambiguous ending. Described as a fairytale, it is one that can accommodate commentary on issues of race, postcolonial identities and the assumptions we make about status and social class.