The Children
by Lucy Kirkwood

The Children Book Cover
The Children Cover

Synopsis

Retired people are like nuclear power stations.

They like to live by the sea.'

Two ageing nuclear scientists in an isolated cottage on the coast, as the world around them crumbles.

Then an old friend arrives with a frightening request.

Lucy Kirkwood's play The Children premiered at the Royal Court, London, in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs on 17 November 2016, in a production directed by James Macdonald.

Themes

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 3 total roles, 2 female and 1 male roles.

Publication

Year Published
2017
ISBN 10
1848426186
ISBN 13
9781848426184
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
96 pages
Language
English
LCC
PR6111.I76
eISBN 13
9781780018416
Print
The Children is a British youth theatre play written by and published by Nick Hern Books in 2017. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9781848426184 and an ISBN-10 of 1848426186.
Digital
ePlay digital editions are available on Amazon Kindle Apple Books with an ISBN-13 of 9781780018416.

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