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Meek
In a society where private lives become political and freedom of expression is not an option, Irene finds herself imprisoned. As tales of her incarceration spread overseas and her growing exposure becomes a threat, she is forced to make a brutal decision.
Penelope Skinner's new play is a haunting vision of ruthless state control, tense friendships and one woman's determination not to be broken. Meek is a tale which reflects on our own fraught times.
Penelope Skinner's new play is a haunting vision of ruthless state control, tense friendships and one woman's determination not to be broken. Meek is a tale which reflects on our own fraught times.
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70 pages, Paperback
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About the author
Penelope Skinner
18 books8 followersPenelope Skinner is a British playwright who came to prominence after her play Fucked was first produced in 2008 at the Old Red Lion Theatre and the Edinburgh Festival to huge critical acclaim and has had successive plays staged in London including at the Bush Theatre, National Theatre and Royal Court Theatre, where she is a member of the Young Writers Programme.
Her play Eigengrau staged at the Bush Theatre in 2010 was a critical and box office hit and Skinner was nominated for the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright in 2010. Eigengrau was revived at the Fitzpatrick Hall theatre in Cambridge in March 2012.
Skinner's play The Village Bike was her first play to be staged at the Royal Court Theatre where it had a sell out, twice-extended run starring Romola Garai and directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins, winning her the George Devine Award and the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright in 2011.
In 2011 she wrote episodes for the Channel 4 series Fresh Meat. In 2011, her play The Sound of Heavy Rain was produced in Sheffield Theatres before going on tour sponsored by Paines Plough.
Her play Fred's Diner was staged at the Chichester Festival Theatre's pop-up stage, following which The Independent newspaper described Skinner as "Our leading young feminist writer."
In 2013 Skinner co-wrote the screenplay for the film How I Live Now.
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See also: her sister, Ginny Skinner with whom she wrote the graphic novel Briony Hatch.
Her play Eigengrau staged at the Bush Theatre in 2010 was a critical and box office hit and Skinner was nominated for the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright in 2010. Eigengrau was revived at the Fitzpatrick Hall theatre in Cambridge in March 2012.
Skinner's play The Village Bike was her first play to be staged at the Royal Court Theatre where it had a sell out, twice-extended run starring Romola Garai and directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins, winning her the George Devine Award and the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright in 2011.
In 2011 she wrote episodes for the Channel 4 series Fresh Meat. In 2011, her play The Sound of Heavy Rain was produced in Sheffield Theatres before going on tour sponsored by Paines Plough.
Her play Fred's Diner was staged at the Chichester Festival Theatre's pop-up stage, following which The Independent newspaper described Skinner as "Our leading young feminist writer."
In 2013 Skinner co-wrote the screenplay for the film How I Live Now.
- Wikipedia
See also: her sister, Ginny Skinner with whom she wrote the graphic novel Briony Hatch.
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March 8, 2021
4.5, rounded down.
She had me at: 'This play is translated from an imaginary unknown Scandinavian language'. But the play is REALLY interesting and tackles some difficult subjects, even if there are some plot points that can be seen from miles off. It gives great roles to the three actresses that comprise its entire cast, and I'd love to see it performed someday.
She had me at: 'This play is translated from an imaginary unknown Scandinavian language'. But the play is REALLY interesting and tackles some difficult subjects, even if there are some plot points that can be seen from miles off. It gives great roles to the three actresses that comprise its entire cast, and I'd love to see it performed someday.
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