Mint E-Book

Clare Lizzimore

• Herausgeber: Nick Hern Books
• Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2013

Beschreibung

A sharp and detailed portrayal of a man struggling to keep his head above water. During his ten years of imprisonment, Alan's life has been measured out in weekly visits from his family; slices of the normal life he's left behind. Everything will be so much better once he's finally out and back home for good. Won't it? Clare Lizzimore's play Mint was first staged at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2013.

Leseprobe

Clare Lizzimore

MINT

NICK HERN BOOKS

London

www.nickhernbooks.co.uk

Contents

Title Page

Original Production

Characters

A Note on the Text

Mint

About the Author

Copyright and Performing Rights Information

Mint was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London, on 2 July 2013, as part of their Open Court season. The cast was as follows:

CHARLOTTEDebbie ChazenSTEPHANIELaura ElphinstoneAMBERTess FontaineNICOLAAngela TerenceALANSam TroughtonSIMONAlan WilliamsDirectorCaroline SteinbeisDesignerChloe LamfordComposer & Sound DesignerGiles ThomasLighting DesignerLizzie Powell

Characters

ALANtwenty-sevenSTEPHANIEtwenty-eight, Alan’s sisterNICOLAfifteen, Alan’s youngest sisterSIMONmid-forties, Alan’s dadCHARLOTTEmid-forties, Alan’s mumAMBERsix months, Stephanie’s daughter, (Alan’s niece)

Character ages are taken from the first scene in which they appear – the play takes place over eight years. Alan is in prison for five years.

Time Frame

Takes place from 1998–2006.

Locations

Prison.

Open prison.

Alan’s family home.

A Note on the Text

A beat lasts as long as it takes to read the word ‘beat’.

A pause is slightly longer than a beat.

(/) means an interruption by the next character to speak.

(...) at the end of a line means a trailing off.

(–) instead of a line means a silent prompt for another character to speak.

A blank space denotes a character deliberately not speaking.

PART ONE

1998

Alan & Stephanie