Visitors
by Barney Norris

Name: Visitors
Brand: Barney Norris
SKU: 9780822233374
Rating: 3.71 (1 reviews)

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What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the emotional depth and relatable themes in the play, particularly its exploration of existentialism and the complexity of aging. Some praise the witty writing and character development, while others find the overall plot lacking. Overall, opinions are mixed, with a blend of admiration and criticism of the narrative structure.

Emotional depth and relatabilityWitty writingStrong character understandingLacks a strong plotSome find it forgettable

Synopsis

THE STORY: In a farmhouse at the edge of Salisbury Plain, a family is falling apart.

Stephen can’t afford to put his mother into care; Arthur can’t afford to stop working and look after his wife.

When a young stranger with blue hair moves in to care for Edie as her mind unravels, the family are forced to ask: Are we living the way we wanted?

VISITORS is a sharply funny love story that takes a haunting, beautiful look at the way our lives slip past us.

Press Reviews

"Tackles the difficult subject of dementia with sensitivity and just the right amount of comedy…This is the first full-length play by Barney Norris and it is an absolute beauty, by turns funny, tender and desperately sad. It is also a work that will strike resonant chords with many, since it concerns the cruel affliction of dementia…That might sound depressing, but this is also a play about a loving and enduring marriage…a mixture of tenderness and emotional truth…great richness and an almost poetic resonance in the writing…It is much harder to write interestingly about happiness than it is about misery, but Norris often does just that with his loving portrait of a marriage—though there is poignancy and darkness too…the final scene proves as poignant as those great scenes of departure in the plays of Chekhov…[An] exceptional play.” —The Telegraph (UK). “In VISITORS, a tender and often wryly funny first full-length play by Barney Norris, Edie’s gradual decline and its effects on her f"
— Evening Standard (London)