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A captivating, darkly comic play that questions what it means to be human.
In a world where using technology to erase people's imperfections and disabilities is increasingly normal, one couple is going back to basics. Far from the city, Mark and Violet are looking forward to the natural birth of their first baby. But one of them has a secret that threatens to undermine their perfect world.
"Richly comic, but dark and sometimes sinister too." - Guardian
"A sci-fi nightmare and a moral maze... engages with troubling subjects such as what constitutes normality and how far we should intervene when nature comes up short." - Financial Times
"Gregg's dialogue carries conviction... brilliant." - WhatsOnStage
Stacey Gregg is an Irish playwright. Her works include Perve (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, winner of the Stewart Parker Trust / BBC Radio Drama Award), Lagan (Ovalhouse Theatre, nominated for Off West End Award for Most Promising Playwright) and I'm Spilling My Heart Out Here ?(National Theatre Connections).
In a world where using technology to erase people's imperfections and disabilities is increasingly normal, one couple is going back to basics. Far from the city, Mark and Violet are looking forward to the natural birth of their first baby. But one of them has a secret that threatens to undermine their perfect world.
"Richly comic, but dark and sometimes sinister too." - Guardian
"A sci-fi nightmare and a moral maze... engages with troubling subjects such as what constitutes normality and how far we should intervene when nature comes up short." - Financial Times
"Gregg's dialogue carries conviction... brilliant." - WhatsOnStage
Stacey Gregg is an Irish playwright. Her works include Perve (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, winner of the Stewart Parker Trust / BBC Radio Drama Award), Lagan (Ovalhouse Theatre, nominated for Off West End Award for Most Promising Playwright) and I'm Spilling My Heart Out Here ?(National Theatre Connections).
72 pages, Paperback
First published September 9, 2014
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October 24, 2022
Gregg always surprises, but surpasses herself here in this play about the consequences of genetic engineering.
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February 10, 2026
primeiro livro do ano !
não achei aqui a versão brasileira, com tradução de Alinne Balduíno Fernandes, que inclui um posfácio (de sua autoria) que pra mim fez toda a diferença e deu mais uma camada a uma história que por si só já foi muito divertida e instigante. méritos também para a organizadora Beatriz Bastos e sua introdução sobre os aspectos do teatro irlandês, bom demais conhecer
não achei aqui a versão brasileira, com tradução de Alinne Balduíno Fernandes, que inclui um posfácio (de sua autoria) que pra mim fez toda a diferença e deu mais uma camada a uma história que por si só já foi muito divertida e instigante. méritos também para a organizadora Beatriz Bastos e sua introdução sobre os aspectos do teatro irlandês, bom demais conhecer
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