Elegy
by Nick Payne

Name: Elegy
Brand: Nick Payne
SKU: 9780571329991
Rating: 3.71 (106 reviews)

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

British

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the play. While some praise its thought-provoking themes, others feel it lacks depth in storytelling and character development.

Thought-provoking themesGreat roles for womenHighly recommended for drama loversNeeds more story developmentExpectations not fully met

Synopsis

What if every neuron in the human brain could be mapped and decoded?

Every act of human behavior catalogued and wholly understood?

Elegy imagines a very-near future in which radical and unprecedented advances in medical science mean that it's possible to augment and extend life.

Through the beautiful and moving story of three women who've made the choice between love and survival, Elegy explores a world in which the brain is no longer a mystery to us.

But at what cost?

Nick Payne's Elegy premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in April 2016.