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Bird Grove
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- Book Synopsis
- 'As long as you only have one sort of person telling the stories, well then our world will just end up looking very like that one sort of person. It makes sense, doesn't it?' 1841. Mary Ann Evans is of marriageable age. Her father has recently moved with her to Bird Grove House, with the sole purpose of finding her a suitable husband. But Mary Ann's remarkable intellect and growing self-confidence are forming progressive new ideas in her mind; ideas that challenge her father's most strongly held beliefs. If she is to become the writer she has always dreamt of being, Mary Ann will have to break every societal convention expected of her. A funny and poignant exploration of family ties and self-determination, Alexi Kaye Campbell's play Bird Grove tells the untold story of the woman who was to become one of England's greatest writers: George Eliot. It premiered at Hampstead Theatre, London, in 2026, directed by Anna Ledwich.
- About The Author
- Alexi Kaye Campbell is a playwright and actor whose plays include The Pride (Royal Court, London, 2008; Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York, 2010; Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 2011; Trafalgar Studios, 2013); Apologia (Bush Theatre, London, 2009); The Faith Machine (Royal Court, London, 2011); Bracken Moor (Shared Experience at the Tricycle Theatre, London, 2013), Sunset at the Villa Thalia (National Theatre, 2016) and Bird Grove (Hampstead Theatre, 2026). The Pride received the Critics' Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright and the John Whiting Award for Best New Play. The production was also awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre. His work for film includes Woman in Gold (BBC Films and Origin Pictures, 2015). Author photo by Phil Sharp
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781839045554
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books, (26 February 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 144
- Weight
- 133 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 8.1 mm
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