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Stephens Plays: 1

Name: Stephens Plays: 1
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Bluebird; Christmas; Herons; Port

Simon Stephens,

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Stephens Plays: 1

Bluebird; Christmas; Herons; Port

Simon Stephens,

About this book

First collection from the 2004 Pearson Award-winning playwright
Simon Stephens Plays: 1 brings together four of the early plays from the winner of the 2002 Pearson Best New Play Award. Since Bluebird in 1998, Stephens has gained recognition for humane plays that display a sharp observation and compassionate response to the lives of ordinary people in urban locations.
Bluebird: Cabbie Jimmy overhears the weird, wonderful and violent tales of his passengers he confronts his past and his estranged wife. 'A rough gem of a play' - The Times
Christmas: One night in an East end pub, four men confront their past and brace themselves for an uncertain future. 'Beautifully crafted' - What's On
Herons: The disturbing story of one teenager on a violent estate in London, which saw Stephens nominated for an Olivier Award for Most Promising Playwright in 2001.
Port: One woman's struggle to cope with and finally escape her life in Stockport. (Winner of Pearson Award for Best New Play.)
'A brilliant writer of immense imagination with an acute observation of people's foibles' - Independent

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eBook ISBN

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Topic

Literature

Subtopic

British Drama

Index

Literature

directors 

of

real 

muscle 

and

to

meet 

and

befriend 

and

learn

from 

playwrights 

of

the

highest 

calibre. 

Some 

of

them 

I’ve

worked 

with 

more 

than 

once. 

The

best 

of

them 

have 

felt 

like

allies. 

Many 

of

them 

have 

become 

mates. 

Without 

them 

I

would 

have 

written 

much 

worse 

plays 

than 

I

have 

done 

so

far.

Some 

of

the

people 

who

I

helped 

me

while 

I

was

writing

these 

plays 

are: 

Gordon 

Anderson, 

Leo

Butler, 

Dominic

Cooke, 

David 

Eldridge, 

Marianne 

Elliot, 

Siobhan 

Finneran,

Sarah 

Frankcom, 

Jane 

Hazlegrove, 

Robert 

Holman,

Stephen 

Jeffreys, 

Anthony 

Lamble, 

Emma 

Lowndes, 

Jo

McInnes, 

Stuart 

Morris, 

Chloe 

Moss, 

Mark 

Ravenhill, 

Ian

Rickson, 

Fred 

Ridgeway, 

Paul 

Ritter, 

Lee

Ross, 

Billy

Seymour, 

Andrew 

Sheridan, 

Nick 

Siddi, 

Rae

Smith, 

Nick

Tennant, 

Simon 

Usher, 

Che

Walker, 

Graham 

Whybrow,

Ryan 

Winsley, 

Michael 

Wynne. 

I

have 

learned 

from 

every

single 

writer 

who

I’ve 

taught 

at

the

Young 

Writers

Programme 

at

the

Royal 

Court, 

and

from 

all

of

the

staff

members 

in

that 

department 

and

in

that 

theatre. 

Simon 

Stephens

July 

2005

Introduction

xiii

This 

page 

intentionally 

left 

blank 

Bluebird

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Contents
Chronology
Introduction
Bluebird
Christmas
Herons
Port

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