Artefacts

Published as a programme text to coincide with the world premiere at the Bush Theatre, 25 Feb - 22 March. After 4 weeks at the Bush Theatre, the play then embarks on a national tour from 26 March - 10 May. 'What starts as a story of a troubled family ends up as an account of a devastated nation. This is dramatic writing of a very high order indeed.' Daily Telegraph The tour visits Mold (North Wales) 26-27 March, Scarborough 7-8 April; Bath 10-12 April; Salisbury 23-24 April; Norwich 30 April; Colchester 1-2 May and finishes at Plymouth 6-10 May. Mike Bartlett's third play opens at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in May/June.

Produced by nabokov in association with the Bush Theatre, Artefacts by Mike Bartlett is published to coincide with the world premiere on 20 February, 2008.Sixteen-year-old Kelly has never known her Dad. Turns out he's from Iraq, which her mum never mentioned, and he's brought an ancient Mesopotamian vase as some kind of present. But Kelly doesn't want a vase. She wants her dad to stay and get to know her. It's not the reunion either of them expected and for Kelly, it's the beginning of an epic and dangerous journey. Mike Bartlett has been described as 'One of the most exciting new talents to emerge in recent times'. (The Stage). His first play My Child was called 'Brutal, thrilling, unmissable' (Evening Standard) and 'the theatrical equivalent of a firecracker'. (Metro).