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Birch Plays: 1
Where the Shot Rabbits Lay; Even Stillness Breathes Softly Against a Brick Wall; The Brink; Black Mountain
Birch Plays: 1
Where the Shot Rabbits Lay; Even Stillness Breathes Softly Against a Brick Wall; The Brink; Black Mountain
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Description
Birch Plays: 1 celebrates the work of Welsh writer Brad Birch. Winner of the 2016 Harold Pinter Commission for the Royal Court Theatre Birch is the writer in residence at Undeb Theatre and is currently on attachment at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. His work has been produced by the Royal Court, Sherman Cymru, Theatre503 and the National Youth Theatre as well as around the world in Russia, the USA, Italy, Germany and Spain.
Bringing together plays from throughout his career to date this remarkable collection includes a selection of previously published and unpublished works along with an introduction by the author.
Where the Shot Rabbits Lay (Royal Court, 2012) - "There are some lovely grace notes in Brad Birch's intimate father-son tale" (Time Out London)
Even Stillness Breathes Softly Against a Brick Wall (Soho Theatre, 2013) - "a lovely play of sharp edges, falsehoods and unsaid thoughts, twinning great humour and strong emotion throughout" (WhatsOnStage)
The Brink (Orange Tree, 2016) - "short, sharp, shockingly entertaining" (The Guardian)
Black Mountain (Paines Plough Roundabout, Edinburgh, 2017) - "This is a real rarity: a psychological thriller that feels psychologically accurate – and it actually thrills too." (Scotsman)
Table of Contents
Where the Shot Rabbits Lay
Even Stillness Breathes Slowly Against a Brick Wall
The Brink
Black Mountain
Product details

Published | 21 Jun 2018 |
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Format | Ebook (PDF) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 296 |
ISBN | 9781350075320 |
Imprint | Methuen Drama |
Series | Contemporary Dramatists |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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There are some lovely grace notes in Brad Birch's intimate father-son tale
Time Out London (on Where the Shot Rabbits Lay)
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a lovely play of sharp edges, falsehoods and unsaid thoughts, twinning great humour and strong emotion throughout
WhatsOnstage (on Even Stillness Breathes Softly Against a Brick Wall)
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short, sharp, shockingly entertaining
Guardian (on The Brink)
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This is a real rarity
Scotsman (on Black Mountain)