Pornography

Published as a programme text in conjunction with the Traverse Theatre and Birmingham Rep's production as part of the International Edinburgh Festival The play is staged at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, throughout August, and at Birmingham Rep from 3-20 September 2008 Simon Stephens' most recent play, Harper Regan, was produced by the National Theatre from April 2008 The Edinburgh Festival is the world's largest performing arts festival and the Traverse Theatre is Scotland's leading new writing theatre

A programme play text of Simon Stephens' play that captures the euphoria and promise at London being awarded the 2012 Olympics and the chaos and tragedy of the London bombings of 7/7. The play is published for the English language premiere at the International Edinburgh Festival 2008.Pornography is Simon Stephens' stark and shattering new play that powerfully captures a portrait of a fractured, insecure Britain. Written in reaction to London crashing from the euphoria and promise at being awarded the 2012 Olympics into the chaos and reality of the 7/7 bombings, the play is composed of seven stories that serve as a countdown to the catastrophic attack on London. Each playlet focuses on a different individual dramatising their life in the run-up to the tragedy. Published to coincide with the English language premiere at the Traverse Theatre in August as part of the International Edinburgh Festival before transferring to the Birmingham Rep, this is the first stage play to confront the London bombings of 7 July 2005.