Belongings

Synopsis

In Belongings, a young female soldier returns from Afghanistan to a home she no longer recognises or connects with. She has proved herself in combat but her hardest battle is yet to come, as she navigates family politics, old relationships, and the memory of betrayal.

From the deserts of a modern war to the battleground of a family kitchen, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's explosive new play delves into one woman's quest for identity and a place she can call home.

Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's recent writing includes Dick Whittington and his cat with Joel Horwood (Lyric Hammersmith), Platform with Duncan Macmillan (Old Vic Tunnels) and suddenlossofdignity with Zawe Ashton, James Graham, Joel Horwood Malcolm and Michelle Terry (Bush Theatre). Her play Eveline's Circle was performed as part of Hampstead Theatre's Start Night series in 2005.
 

Our Review:

23 June 2011

'One of the lads’ Debs is home from a tour in Afghanistan, for good this time, despite her almost religious belief in the righteousness of the armed forces. Father and ‘porn entrepreneur’ Jim welcomes her back with a barked ‘Mate!’ and head tackle, but it’s girly ‘new mum’ Jo she’s most excited to see.

In her first full length play Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s flare for balls out comedy comes through loud and clear but so do the strong signs that she’s also a damn good playwright. Witty bullet fire delivery is as natural as breathing to characters such as Debs as she playfully fights with barracks buddy Sarko, banters softly with Jo or rages at her father. But in Belongings Lloyd Malcolm’s skill for sophisticated subtlety also flickers.

A predatory Sarko watches from the shadows as Debs smokes at her kitchen table, an almost symbiotic word association game transforms into a sensual co...

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