nut by debbie tucker green (English) Paperback Book

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A play about a woman who wants to withdraw from the world.

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'Bein you means not bein me, see, a deficit already - before you even started we running at a loss.'Elayne doesn't want company but company won't leave her alone. Everyone's got an opinion but no one's listening and things are starting to slip.debbie tucker green's play nut is a drama about a woman who wants to withdraw from the world. It premiered at The Shed at the National Theatre in October 2013, directed by the author.'Provocative, touching, darkly humorous... its understated power is remarkable'— Time Out'Masterly... deeply concerned, caring and powerful'— Financial Times'Throbs with feeling... flecked with humour and poetry'— Evening Standard'Mesmerising, even terrifying... this is pure, potent theatrical intensity'— Metro'Sharp, spiky, subtle'— The Arts Desk

Author Biography

debbie tucker green is a playwright, screenwriter and director.Her plays include: ear for eye (Royal Court Theatre, 2018); a profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone (-noun) (Royal Court Theatre, 2017); hang (Royal Court, 2015); nut (National Theatre, 2013); truth and reconciliation (Royal Court, 2011); random (Royal Court, 2008); generations (Young Vic, 2007); stoning mary (Royal Court, 2005); trade (RSC, 2005); born bad (Hampstead Theatre, 2003; Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer); and dirty butterfly (Soho Theatre, 2003).She wrote and directed the feature film, Second Coming (BFI/Film 4, 2014; International Film Festival Rotterdam Big Screen Award) and adapted her play random into a TV film for Channel 4, which won the 2012 BAFTA for Best Single Drama and the Black International Film/MVSA Award for Best UK Film.Her work for radio includes: lament (Radio Academy Arias Gold Award), gone, random, handprint and freefall.She was awarded the 2015 Windham Campbell Prize for Drama.

Review

'Provocative, touching, darkly humorous... its understated power is remarkable' * Time Out *'Masterly... deeply concerned, caring and powerful' * Financial Times *'Throbs with feeling... flecked with humour and poetry' * Evening Standard *'Mesmerising, even terrifying... this is pure, potent theatrical intensity' * Metro *'Sharp, spiky, subtle' * The Arts Desk *

Long Description

debbie tucker green's play nut premiered at the National Theatre's temporary venue The Shed in October 2013.

Review Quote

'throbs with feeling... flecked with humour and poetry'

Excerpt from Book

'Bein you means not bein me, see, a deficit already - before you even started we running at a loss.'

Details ISBN1848423357 Year 2013 ISBN-10 1848423357 ISBN-13 9781848423350 Media Book Short Title NUT Publisher Nick Hern Books Language English Imprint Nick Hern Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 822.92 Format Paperback Series NHB Modern Plays AU Release Date 2013-10-31 NZ Release Date 2013-10-31 UK Release Date 2013-10-31 Publication Date 2013-10-31 Author debbie tucker green Pages 96 Audience General We've got this

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