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Description for Lagan
Paperback. A new play by Stacey Gregg, whose first play Perve opened at the Abbey Theatre to critical acclaim in 2011. A kaleidoscope of stories from Belfast. Ten lives flow through the city, like the river Lagan. Num Pages: 57 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 92.
A kaleidoscope of stories from post-Troubles Belfast, Lagan is an intimate and absorbing dramatic portrait of a city with a past like no other.
Ten lives flow through the city of Belfast, like the River Lagan. A man returns to find old values and new shopping centres. A woman talks to her son's ghost amid scaffolding. A taxi driver picks up a pint of milk for his drunk dad. And a young woman turns her back on her past and discovers the possibility of love.
Stacey Gregg's play Lagan was first staged at Oval House Theatre, London, in ... Read more
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
57
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
72
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848422315
SKU
V9781848422315
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Stacey Gregg
Stacey Gregg is from Belfast and is a writer and performer for stage and screen. Her plays include Scorch (Outburst Queer Arts Festival, Belfast, 2015; Edinburgh Fringe, 2016); Shibboleth (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 2015); Override (Watford Palace Theatre, 2013); Lagan (Ovalhouse Theatre London, 2011); Perve (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 2011; BBC Radio Drama Award 2012) and When Cows Go Boom (Abbey Theatre, Dublin ... Read more
Reviews for Lagan
'Gregg's script bites... confident and self assured'
Whatsonstage.com
'Blurring dialogue and monologue, Stacey Gregg's lyrical, punchy script is a delight. Sombre one moment, laugh out loud funny the next, her writing lends Lagan its urgency and verve'
Time Out
'The snaking structure is clever as the glancing connections between the characters are stealthily revealed, and there ... Read more
Whatsonstage.com
'Blurring dialogue and monologue, Stacey Gregg's lyrical, punchy script is a delight. Sombre one moment, laugh out loud funny the next, her writing lends Lagan its urgency and verve'
Time Out
'The snaking structure is clever as the glancing connections between the characters are stealthily revealed, and there ... Read more