Keeping Tom Nice

by Lucy Gannon

Play about parental caring of a severely handicapped child the strain of which is pushing a family to breaking point.

Genres: Plays

85 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 1990

Reviews

[Kylo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is extraordinary. I usually read plays in one sitting, but I had to stop and sit with this one every few scenes. It is so raw and honest and does not hold back from the truth of cruelty. Although you have a sense early on of roughly what will happen in the end, the play is still deeply shocking.

[Abby · Rating 4 out of 5]

The writing is incredibly effective in extracting emotion from the reader. The ending had me frozen in place. And a lot of the time I was just stunned into silence by what was happening...

[Amanda Kendall · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved this play. Like REALLY loved it. I'm not normally someone who reads plays, but I've read this one at least a dozen times this year. I just keep picking it up.

[Jon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I directed this play in 2003. A highly rewarding experience for all involved. Doug's final monologue is a treat and will leave no dry eye in the house.