ANYA REISS wrote Spur of the Moment while she was on the Royal Court's young writers program. The artistic directors were so impressed by her work that the play is to be performed at the Royal Court this year. Anya Reiss is the second youngest playwright ever to have a play staged at the Royal Court.

Reiss's raw, edgy play deals with the impetuous passion of a pre-teen girl for her family's lodge. Reiss combines sardonic observation with confessional honesty. "Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising," Cyril Connolly wrote; but I've a hunch Reiss has the strength to survive such dangerous labels. 3 stars