Mydidae

by Jack Thorne

One bathroom. Two people. One day. A relationship witnessed in minute, devastating detail.

A story of intimacy, fragility and the darker side of love, Jack Thorne's Mydidae exposes the private and disturbing moments a couple share, and explores what becomes of a relationship when it is held together not only by love, but by fear, guilt and despair.

'A two-hander full of unexpected menace that probes and chips at its characters, peeling back layers of skin... a potent piece of writing' Exeunt Magazine

'Like a punch in the gut... what makes all of this not only bearable but completely transfixing is the unmistakeable honesty of the writing' Whatsonstage.com

Genres: Plays

75 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2012

About the author

Jack Thorne (born 6 December 1978) is an English screenwriter and playwright.

Born in Bristol, England, he has written for radio, theatre and film, most notably on the TV shows Skins, Cast-offs, This Is England '86, This Is England '88, This Is England '90, The Fades, The Last Panthers and the feature film The Scouting Book for Boys. He currently lives in London.

Reviews

[Doug · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thorne is now known more as a screen writer, but this early play effort shows him to be a subtle and original playwright as well. I liked how the dialogue doesn't really tell you what's going on with the two characters until very late in the game... and even then is never explicit, so that you have to work it out for yourself. Haven't a clue what the title means - it's a species of fly, but what that has to do with anything is anybody's guess.

[Ash · Rating 3 out of 5]

It became easier to imagine with Phoebe Waller Bridge as female lead and the play became majorly relatable and somehow.... enjoyable?

This is a play that deals with toxic relationships and how lack of communication leads to them becoming all messed up. There's a scene where David pushes Marian's face under water and forces it down for a real long time, reason you ask? Quite simply he didn't want her to exist in that moment. That represents a character with fucked up mental health and one who needs help to make his thoughts reasonable but honestly it just seems relatable since that's how we've come to think now and I guess the worst thing about this play, therefore, is how truly it represents the society.

[Jamie Cayer · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Lady Aimée · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like it was well written but I literally did not get it.

[Sukey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fucked up and funny. Just how I like my Jack Thorne reads.