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The almighty sometimes
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- Book Synopsis
- Kendall Feaver's (Alma Mater, Ballet Shoes) debut play explores mental illness and coming-of-age with humour and compassion. Winner of the Judges' Award, Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, 2015 and Best New Play, UK Theatre Awards, 2018. 'Sharply observed, drily funny and compassionate.' THE TIMES 'A funny, heartbreaking, acutely alive play.' GUARDIAN I'm older now. I'm stronger. How do you know I haven't sorted out some natural equilibrium all on my own? Maybe we should try it, just for a bit. Diagnosed with a severe mental illness as a child, Anna was prescribed a cocktail of pills. Now a young adult, in her first serious relationship and about to go to university, she's wondering how life might feel without them. But as she tries to move beyond the labels that have defined her, her mother feels compelled to intervene - threatening the fragile balance they have both fought so hard to maintain. Kendall Feaver's The Almighty Sometimes premiered at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, in February 2018.
- About The Author
- Kendall Feaver received the Judges' Award at the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, Best New Play at the 2018 UK Theatre Awards, and the 2019 NSW and Victorian Premier's Prizes for Drama for her play, The Almighty Sometimes (Royal Exchange, Manchester; Griffin Theatre Company, Sydney). Stage adaptations include: My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin (Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney) and Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild (National Theatre, London). Kendall has written on invited attachments at the National Theatre and Bush Theatre. She was the 2019 Philip Parsons Fellow at Belvoir Street Theatre, and an inaugural member of the Genesis Almeida New Playwrights, Big Plays programme (2019/20).
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780571347247
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber, (15 February 2018)
- Number of Pages
- 125
- Weight
- 125 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 122 x 8 mm
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