Against all odds, recent graduate Sofia gets a job as PA to one of the wealthiest bankers in the country. But her mother questions whether she gave more than a good interview to get it.

While the unapologetic bankers get rich, others are losing everything they've worked for. Just what will they be driven to? Suicide? Murder? In a subtle game of cat and mouse, split loyalties and conflicting morals, Alexandra Wood's thrilling and darkly funny new play looks at the complexities of a mother-daughter relationship, the growing gap between rich and poor, and a young woman stuck in between.

Alexandra Wood's previous plays include an adaptation of Jung Chang's Wild Swans (Young Vic/American Repertory Theater); The Initiate (Paines Plough); The Empty Quarter (Hampstead Theatre) and The Eleventh Capital (Royal Court).



Autorentext

Alexandra Wood's plays include Merit (Theatre Royal Plymouth); an adaptation of Jung Chang's Wild Swans (ART/Young Vic); The Initiate (Paines Plough); The Empty Quarter (Hampstead); The Centre (Islington Community Theatre); Decade (co-writer, Headlong); Unbroken (Gate); The Lion's Mouth (Royal Court Rough Cuts); The Eleventh Capital (Royal Court) and the radio play Twelve Years (BBC Radio 4). She is a winner of the George Devine Award and was the Big Room Playwright-in-residence at Paines Plough in 2013.

Titel
Merit (NHB Modern Plays)
EAN
9781780015569
ISBN
978-1-78001-556-9
Format
E-Book (epub)
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
03.03.2016
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Wasserzeichen
Dateigrösse
0.8 MB
Anzahl Seiten
80
Jahr
2015
Untertitel
Englisch