Bodies

by Vivienne Franzmann

‘We should have brought a gift.’
‘We’ve brought a gift. It’s called twenty-two thousand pounds.’

Purchased from Russia. Developed in India. Delivered to the UK.

A global transaction over nine months that offers ‘a lifetime of happiness’ for all involved.

Vivienne Franzmann's play Bodies explores the human cost of surrogacy, and what we’ll overlook to get what we want. The play premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, on 5 July 2017, in a production directed by Jude Christian.

Genres: Plays

146 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 6, 2017

About the author

Vivienne Franzmann was a Drama teacher for twelve years. She left teaching in 2009 to pursue writing after winning the 2008 Bruntwood Playwriting Competition. The play that won - MOGADISHU -was also winner of the George Devine Award in 2010 and opened at the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester in January 2011. She was awarded the Pearson Playwright Bursary for the Royal Court, which started in 2012. She has written for Radio 4 and her new play PESTS will premiere in the Spring seasons at The Royal Court and The Royal Exchange Manchester.

Reviews

[Kim Jon Huhn · Rating 1 out of 5]

Worst shit I have ever read in my entire life.
I wish I could've give minus stars because this book is so fucking shit it makes me angry.
Vivienne Franzmann probably took all the drugs she could find and wrote this bs .
Vivienne you are the reason I consider bringing back book burning.
Please retire from writing.
I fucking wasted 14$ for this Bullshit. I want my money back. Worst play/book ever.

[Harry McDonald · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bodies is a strange one for me. It's not a bad play, not by any stretch of the imagination. I very much liked the story I was told. But I'm not sure it's the story that should be told. I tried to explore some of political icky-ness of it here: https://harryrmcdonald.wordpress.com/...

[Amelia · Rating 4 out of 5]

loved this play - dialogue was snappy and realistic while the play was abstract and open to interpretation

[maddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

best play i’ve read in a long time