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She can’t stay awake.
She sold drugs.
She’s good at interrogations.
She drinks in the mornings.
She ate a rabbit.
She smashed up a shop.
She stabbed a man.
She used a hammer.
She had a baby.
She can’t find her mother.
She’s covered in blood and doesn’t know why.
Alice Birch’s heartbreaking new play reaches across society to explore the impact of the criminal justice system on women and their families.
She sold drugs.
She’s good at interrogations.
She drinks in the mornings.
She ate a rabbit.
She smashed up a shop.
She stabbed a man.
She used a hammer.
She had a baby.
She can’t find her mother.
She’s covered in blood and doesn’t know why.
Alice Birch’s heartbreaking new play reaches across society to explore the impact of the criminal justice system on women and their families.
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530 pages, Paperback
First published June 26, 2018
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December 29, 2024
super torn about this one
- if somebody put this on i would definitely see it - i think that the different scenes do have strong thematic links which could allow them to be drawn together. i also really like alice birch's writing style and the subject matter which she is writing about here.
- that being said, i think that as a 100 scene long compilation this sort of falls flat for a reader because there is nothing to tie it together. it's like 100 short stories but going through it's essentially impossible to imagine imagined characters linking each scene because they couldn't all fit into one story.
- three stars because i'm glad i read it and maybe i'll check out some other alice birch stuff because i liked her style.
- if somebody put this on i would definitely see it - i think that the different scenes do have strong thematic links which could allow them to be drawn together. i also really like alice birch's writing style and the subject matter which she is writing about here.
- that being said, i think that as a 100 scene long compilation this sort of falls flat for a reader because there is nothing to tie it together. it's like 100 short stories but going through it's essentially impossible to imagine imagined characters linking each scene because they couldn't all fit into one story.
- three stars because i'm glad i read it and maybe i'll check out some other alice birch stuff because i liked her style.
March 15, 2022
An incredible collection of scenes that all feel intimately connected and yet could follow completely different people. It is very long, but if you get the chance to read the whole thing I would definitely recommend
October 23, 2024
If you like love and information you're going to love this.
Fave Scenes:
Work
Doll
Waiting
Pink Lemonade
Smiley Face
Pregnant
Carrier Bags
Queue
Prom
Blue
Leisure Center
Love
Car
Coffee
Salt
McDonald's
Application
Fave Scenes:
Work
Doll
Waiting
Pink Lemonade
Smiley Face
Pregnant
Carrier Bags
Queue
Prom
Blue
Leisure Center
Love
Car
Coffee
Salt
McDonald's
Application
December 29, 2019
STRUCTURE!!!!
October 10, 2021
A tough, emotional read. I can imagine how powerful it must be in performance.
November 24, 2021
Another great Alice Birch play. Intelligent, intricate and so so powerful. That last scene though, mind blown!
July 11, 2024
I would LOVE to stage this one day!
June 23, 2021
Simply fantastic. More than deserving of five stars. I just bloody wish I got to see it at the Donmar :((
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