The Container
by Clare Bayley

The Container Book Cover
The Container Cover

Synopsis

A harrowing, intense drama about people-trafficking, set inside a container lorry.

Fringe First Award for outstanding new writing on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Amnesty Freedom of Expression Award 2007

A freight container, somewhere in Europe.

Inside are five people with one common aim: to reach England and start a new life.

Can they trust the agent to get them there?

Can they rely on each other?

And how far will each of them go to get what they want?

'riveting, eloquent drama' - Observer

'devastating... dramatises the terrifying experience [of illegal migration] as one of the key journeys of our time... electrifying drama' - Scotsman

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 6 total roles, 3 female and 3 male roles.

Publication

Year Published
2013
ISBN 10
1848420730
ISBN 13
9781848420731
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Revised ed.
Print Length
96 pages
Language
English
LCCN
2012515300
LCC
PR6102.A97 C66 2009
eISBN 13
9781780016795
Print
The Container is a British play written by and published by Nick Hern Books in 2013. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9781848420731 and an ISBN-10 of 1848420730.
Digital
ePlay digital editions are available on Amazon Kindle Apple Books with an ISBN-13 of 9781780016795.

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