In the Round with Carr
April 27, 2008
Award-winning North-East playwright Alison Carr brings a double-bill of her one-act plays exclusively to The Round.
Alison has previously won The People’s Play Award and was nominated for The Journal Culture Newcomer of the Year Award. Most recently she was selected from over 2,000 applicants to be part of the 2008 company for ‘The 24 Hours Plays’ at London’s prestigious Old Vic Theatre. This project was for young theatre practitioners identified as the future of British Theatre.
PATRICIA QUINN SAVED MY LIFE makes it Tyneside debut, having gone down a storm when first produced by the exciting 5065Lift at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2004.
Bored housewife Jackie and lonely schoolgirl Paula are locked in! Everything hinges on them breaking free and getting back to the raucous Rocky Horror Convention that is in full swing upstairs. Pity for them that their fates lie in the hands of a Diva, a Domestic and a Bunny Girl. Yikes!
MAM, DAD, MONKEY AND ME premiered as part of New Writing North’s hugely successful Bitesize Theatre project 2006. “[a] little gem …” – The Journal.
The play returns to the region following its win at the Yvonne Arnaud Playwriting Festival 2007.
Jess’s first visit home since leaving for University isn’t going to plan. Her parents have finally flipped and there’s an extra place set at the table. Bitter recriminations and harsh home truths soon bubble to the surface, threatening to tear her family apart.
The double-bill is directed by Chris Heckels and features a cast of North-East actors.
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