Mouthpiece

by Kieran Hurley

Salisbury Crags. Twilight. A woman takes a step forward into the air. A teenage boy pulls her back. Two lives are changed forever.

Libby whiles away her days in New Town cafes and still calls herself a writer - but she's not put pen to page for years. Declan is a talented young artist struggling with a volatile home life. As they form an uneasy friendship, complicated by class and culture, Libby spots an opportunity to put herself back on track, and really make a difference.

She needs Declan's story. In all its messy, painful detail.

But does she have the right to it?

When does poverty portrayal become poverty porn?

[Playscript]

Genres: Plays

80 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 2018

Reviews

[Rachel Baldie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would kill to see a production of this

[Tracey Sinclair · Rating 5 out of 5]

Playscript of a show that stormed the Edinburgh Fringe: powerful, provocative text about who owns stories.

[Ana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for my Uni theatre module.

[Konstanze]

uni read

[Nicola Margaret · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read this because I had to perform it for an exam. It’s a good book if you enjoy Scottish dramas and/or if you are into playwrights✨
🌶️2/5