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hang

$24.99

ISBN: 9781848424890
Author: By debbie tucker green
Publication Date: 11/06/2015
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Extent: 88pp.
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SKU: BK1709 Categories: Drama, Full-length, Multicultural themes, Nick Hern Books, Plays, Plays by women, Political / social themes, Significant female role/s Tags: Nick Hern Books, Scripts
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His life. In her hands.

A shattering play about one woman’s unspeakable decision.

debbie tucker green’s play hang premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in June 2015, in a production directed by the author, and featuring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Claire Rushbrook and Shane Zaza.

‘Powerfully intense… sits at the sharp end of the capital punishment question’
— Guardian

‘A stark 60 minutes of staccato poetry… [an] entirely absorbing drama’
— Evening Standard

‘Stark, probing… poised and poetic, with such pitch-black humour that laughs pop like gasps in reverse’
— WhatsOnStage

‘A taut, measured piece about the nature of justice and revenge… you find yourself, at the blackout, holding your breath’
— The Stage

‘Stunning… a fascinating, gripping piece that examines revenge, suffering and human frailties’
— Huffington Post

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