
Gut
Frances Poet(Author)
Nick Hern Books (Publisher)
Published on 19. April 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-84842-716-7 (ISBN)
Description
Maddy and Rory are devoted parents to 3-year-old Joshua, committed to keeping him happy and safe.
But when an everyday visit to a supermarket cafe turns into a far more troubling incident, their trust even in those closest to them is shattered. Fear and doubt consume them, until they reach a savage breaking point.
Gut is a taut psychological thriller that explores who we can trust with our children. And whether it's more dangerous not to trust at all.
But when an everyday visit to a supermarket cafe turns into a far more troubling incident, their trust even in those closest to them is shattered. Fear and doubt consume them, until they reach a savage breaking point.
Gut is a taut psychological thriller that explores who we can trust with our children. And whether it's more dangerous not to trust at all.
Reviews / Votes
'A vision of a society where hypervigilance has replaced trust, where the gap between sensible parental oversight and pathological control is frighteningly small... holds the audience spellbound... exposes a fault line of social dysfunction with a relentless and transfixing logic' * Guardian * 'Picks at the psychological sores of a post-Yewtree climate... takes leaps out of the ordinary to illustrate the extremes a mother's love sometimes must endure' * Herald * 'Accurately pinpoints parental fears and explores them with innard-wrenching effect' * The Stage *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 124 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
113 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84842-716-7 (9781848427167)
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Person
Frances Poet's other plays include Adam (National Theatre of Scotland), Dance of Death after Strindberg (Citizens Theatre, Glasgow), What Put the Blood after Racine (Peacock Theatre, Dublin) and Faith Fall (Oran Mor and Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol).