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Polly stenham has been praised hugely, although her second play just seemed like a variation on the first, from what i read. I love shakespeare, because however well or badly it is done there are always new things to be found in it, and things to criticise. But my exposure to modern plays leaves very little to talk about.
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Yet despite its predictable downward trajectory, 20-year-old polly stenham's remarkable debut play is a paradoxically sweet surprise.
Polly stenham wrote that face when she was 19, saw it receive a shatteringly powerful production at the royal court when she was 20 and now, at 21, is the youngest dramatist to have a play.
Her plays include that face at the royal court, for which she was awarded the evening standard award for most promising playwright 2007 and the 2008 critics' circle award for most promising playwright.
“just finished a fantastic workshop and performance evening with quirky bird theatre and their touring production of polly stenham’s ‘that face’. For anyone studying this for component 3, cant’ recommend them enough; really insightful, engaging and super intense!”.
This is the second london outing for polly stenham's impressive 2007 debut that face. Set in the thoroughly dysfunctional world of an ever more distressed upper middle-class family, where pill-popping and channel-hopping are the methods employed by the parents to deal with the children, we watch as things disintegrate, leading inexorably towards crisis point.
Most people would regard having a play produced professionally when they are 20 as pretty sensational. Miss stenham went on to win three major awards with that face and before its west end transfer has even opened, she is adapting it into a feature film.
That face is a hard-hitting, intense and visceral dissection of children who become parents to their parents. Direction: jeremy herrin design: mike britton lighting: natasha chivers sound: emma laxton cast includes: lindsay duncan, abigail hood, felicity jones, matt smith, catherine steadman.
Polly stenham's plays include that face (royal court and the duke of york's), for which she was awarded the 2008 critics' circle award for most promising playwright, the evening standard award for most promising playwright 2007 and tma best new play 2007. Also at the royal court: tusk tusk and no quarter; and hotel california at latitude.
Yet despite its predictable downward trajectory, 20-year-old polly stenham’s remarkable debut play is a paradoxically sweet surprise.
Here is a playwright who is using a familiar format - the entertaining play. In this play polly stenham is following a trend set up in the fifties and sixties; it's a naughties take on kitchen sink, and not bad for that. As a script it conjures character and stage action straight from the page.
That face, by polly stenham, debuted on the 20 april 2007 at the royal court jerwood theatre upstairs in london. With a star-studded cast including, felicity jones, matt smith and lindsay duncan, the play was named one of the times top twenty plays of the decade, as well as receiving three olivier award nominations.
Theatre with realism and bite that face by polly stenham questors theatre company at the studio, ealing until 2nd february review by ian nethersell i have been lucky enough to attend and work in many performance spaces throughout london and the home counties, ranging from ornate victorian theatres to community halls.
That face is a post-modernist play that first premiered in london, in 2007. The play was written by polly stenham and was written in the style of realism.
That face by polly stenham is one of the six set texts for the latest pearson/edexcel as and a level syllabus; the set texts form the basis of the ‘page to stage’ element of the exam, which requires students to explore how they would realise key extracts from the play.
“that face,” written by the british playwright polly stenham when she was 19, is now at manhattan theater club.
Polly stenham’s semi-autobiographical play that face is a turbulent take on the kitchen sink drama genre. The play is relatively newborn in comparison with most of tg’s previous work, as it only premiered at the royal court in 2007.
On occasion, polly stenham strives too hard for dramatic effect but few playwrights in their twenties are able to manage this many characters so ably or sustain the action in a play that lasts an hour and three-quarters. She is a real find and is likely to be flooded with awards this year.
Polly stenham's multi award-winning debut play that face played at the duke of york's theatre for a limited season from may 08, starring lindsay duncan, rebecca eve, hannah murray, matt smith, catherine steadman and julian wadham. 'explosive and gobsmacking' observer that face is a compelling portrayal of an affluent family in freefall.
That face premiered at the royal court theatre, london, in april 2007, and won the tma award 2007 for best new play. Polly stenham received both the charles wintour award 2007 and the critics' circle award 2008 for most promising playwright.
Guardian 'one of the most astonishing debuts i have seen in more than 30 years of theatre reviewing. in every respect this is a remarkable and unforgettable piece of theatre.
Young playwright polly stenham's first play, that face, which has already won her both the evening standard's charles wintour award and the critics' circle award for most promising playwright.
Following a successful tour of the south west, including an award winning run at the all england theatre festival, quirky bird theatre brings the beautifully crafted and emotional maelstrom 'that face' by royal court writer polly stenham.
This show has now closed, click here for a listing of current and future london shows. Previewed 1 may 2008, opened 9 may 2008, closed 5 july 2008 at the duke of york's theatre in london. Polly stenham's multi award-winning debut play that face in london for a limited ten week season featuring lindsay duncan and matt smith with.
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