Seeds / written by Mel Pennant.
"What would you do to save your son? Everything? Anything? Lie?' It's Michael Thomas's birthday. A cake sits in his mother Evelyn's living room, its candles burning undisturbed. On the fifteenth anniversary of Michael's fatal stabbing, Jackie wants to clear her conscien...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | NHB modern plays.
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| Summary: | "What would you do to save your son? Everything? Anything? Lie?' It's Michael Thomas's birthday. A cake sits in his mother Evelyn's living room, its candles burning undisturbed. On the fifteenth anniversary of Michael's fatal stabbing, Jackie wants to clear her conscience, whilst Evelyn's got a big speech to deliver. Are some things better left unsaid? Mel Pennant's play seeds explores the human story behind a tragedy, through the eyes of those left behind: two mothers united in sorrow, and sharing the hardship of protecting their sons - one in life, and one in death. seeds was shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award, and first produced on a UK tour in 2020 by tiata fahodzi and Wrested Veil, in association with Leeds Playhouse, Soho Theatre and Tara Finney Productions"--Summary. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (74 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781784606152 |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9781784606152.00000002 |