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Port

Simon Stephens author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:6th Nov '02

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

Port cover

Simon Stephens was nominated for the Olivier Award for Most Promising Playwright and is the winner o f the Pearson Most Promising New Playwright Award.

Rachel Keats is growing up in a town she doesn't like. Abandoned by her mother, she is left to bring up her younger brother. When her new partner starts to abuse her, and those she loves leave her behind, will she stay or will she find the strength to make her own way in the world?"A major new voice in British theatre" (Scotsman) Stockport 1988-2002. Rachel Keats is growing up in town she doesn't like. Abandoned by her mother, her family life is torn to tatters as she is left to bring up her younger brother, who, increasingly is drawn to the excitement out on the streets. When her new partner starts to abuse her, and those she loves leave her behind, will she stay or will she find the strength to make her own way in the world? Praise for Herons: "filled with a sense of life's miraculous potential. It deals with damaged characters yet is imbued with a poetic lyricism" (Guardian) Port is published to tie in with the production at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester in November 2002. Simon Stephens is presently writer-in-residence at the Royal Court Theatre, London.

'I directed his play Port at the Exchange, and I think it's one of the best things I've ever done. His writing is so detailed, so psychologically rich, so daring in terms of his emotion. He's not very English in that way.' Marianne Elliot, director

ISBN: 9780413773111

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 7mm

Weight: 150g

120 pages