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Plays for Young People: "Citizenship"; "Scenes from Family Life"; "Totally Over You"
Mark Ravenhill
Scenes From Family Life
by Mark Ravenhill
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Synopsis
Scenes from Family Life is a charged and punchy play about relationships and the last two people left on earth.
Lisa and Jack are teenagers, but they are about to become adults; Lisa is pregnant, and neither of them can wait for the baby to arrive and their lives to start.
But then Lisa vanishes – into thin air.
Jack panics until she comes back, but then she disappears again, and then it turns out that everyone is dematerialising, all over the planet people are disappearing.
Quickly, the only people left in the world are Jack and his heavily pregnant friend Stacy.
Jack adjusts to the silent and primitive world; but for Stacey it begins to turn into a nightmare.
And when the vanished start to return, Jack has to learn how complex adult relationships are.
Press Reviews
"Scenes From Family Life is a story pregnant with possibilities, and feels as if Ionesco has suddenly started writing scripts for Doctor Who."
— The Guardian
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Scenes From Family Life is a comedy play written by Mark Ravenhill and published by Samuel French .
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Fee: Minimum Fee: $110 per performance
Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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