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Speechless
Linda Brogan
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Description for Speechless
Paperback. Inspired by Marjorie Wallace's best-selling book The Silent Twins, this powerful new play is a moving portrayal of the secret world of a very special but ultimately destructive alliance between two sisters. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 118 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
The true-life drama of the extraordinary bond between two identical twin girls and their struggle to find a voice.
Refusing to speak to adults, identical twins June and Jennifer Gibbons communicate in their own private language, their only relationship being their intense and turbulent bond with each other.
Inspired by Marjorie Wallace's bestselling book The Silent Twins, Polly Teale and Linda Brogan's powerful play is an astonishing and moving portrayal of the secret world of a very special but ultimately destructive alliance between two sisters.
Speechless was first performed by Shared Experience and Sherman Theatre Cymru at ... Read more
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848421288
SKU
V9781848421288
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About Linda Brogan
Polly Teale is Artistic Director of Shared Experience. Her plays include Mermaid (based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen), Mine, Speechless, After Mrs Rochester (winner of Time Out and Evening Standard Awards), Brontë, and an acclaimed adaptation of Jane Eyre.
Reviews for Speechless
'So good it will leave you tongue-tied'
Guardian
'Mesmerising... a gripping, thought-provoking, poignant 90 minutes'
Telegraph
Guardian
'Mesmerising... a gripping, thought-provoking, poignant 90 minutes'
Telegraph