Staying Alive
Will be published approx. on 12. November 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-84842-521-7 (ISBN)
Description
'There's nothing worse than old friends... they always think they know exactly who you are.'
Mary had a son, now her son is dead, and that is all. But her friend Jenn is hosting a dinner party, just like before, a chance to catch up. No pressure. Nothing big. Just old friends. It would be great to see you. If you're free. If you're ready.
Darkly funny, and achingly tender, Kat Roberts' play Staying Alive is about the death of a child; an exploration of love, honesty, family and grief; about how in the wake of any irreparable loss, we find ways to connect and survive.
Kat Roberts' play Staying Alive was produced by Blackshaw Theatre Company and first performed at the Pleasance, London, in 2015.
Mary had a son, now her son is dead, and that is all. But her friend Jenn is hosting a dinner party, just like before, a chance to catch up. No pressure. Nothing big. Just old friends. It would be great to see you. If you're free. If you're ready.
Darkly funny, and achingly tender, Kat Roberts' play Staying Alive is about the death of a child; an exploration of love, honesty, family and grief; about how in the wake of any irreparable loss, we find ways to connect and survive.
Kat Roberts' play Staying Alive was produced by Blackshaw Theatre Company and first performed at the Pleasance, London, in 2015.
Reviews / Votes
'A heartbreaking glimpse into the loneliness and the complex emotions of a grieving mother' * LondonTheatre1 * 'Explores the rippling effect of loss while at the same time ruthlessly exposing the faultlines in relationships... excruciatingly real' * Exeunt Magazine *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 193 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
113 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84842-521-7 (9781848425217)
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Person
Kat Roberts studied Drama and Creative Writing at Royal Holloway University; English Literature at The Open University and Acting at the Poor School. Her writing credits include short plays The Second Stage of Grief produced by The Goat Theatre Company (2012); Take me (2014) and Age UK (2015); both for Blackshaw Theatre's New Writing Nights. Her first full-length play, Staying Alive, was produced by Blackshaw at the Pleasance, London, in 2015.