That Face
by Polly Stenham

That Face Book Cover
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Synopsis

I can't take care of you anymore.

I can't take it.

It's like an endless boxing match.

Mia is at boarding school.

She has access to drugs.

They are Martha's.

Henry is preparing for art college.

He has access to alcohol.

From Martha.

Martha controls their lives.

Martha is their mother.

That Face premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in April 2007, and won the TMA Award 2007 for Best New Play.

Polly Stenham received both the Charles Wintour Award 2007 and the Critics' Circle Award 2008 for Most Promising Playwright.

Themes

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 6 total roles, 4 female and 2 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Faber & Faber
Year Published
2008
ISBN 10
0571244211
ISBN 13
9780571244218
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Main
Print Length
96 pages
Language
English
eISBN 13
9780571319084
Print
That Face is a British play written by and published by Faber & Faber in 2008. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780571244218 and an ISBN-10 of 0571244211.
Digital
ePlay digital editions are available on Amazon Kindle Apple Books Google Play with an ISBN-13 of 9780571319084.

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