NSFW E-Book

Lucy Kirkwood

• Herausgeber: Nick Hern Books
• Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2012

Beschreibung

Lucy Kirkwood's sharp comedy looks at power games and privacy in the media and beyond. Carrie's getting them out for the lads, Charlotte's just grateful to have a job, Sam's being asked to sell more than his body, and Aidan's trying to keep Doghouse magazine from going under. Set in the cut-throat media world, Lucy Kirkwood's timely new comedy exposes power games and privacy in the age of Photoshop. [NSFW = Not Safe For Work, online material which the viewer may not want to be seen accessing in a public or formal setting such as at work.]

Leseprobe

Contents

Title Page

Original Production

Characters

NSFW

About the Author

Copyright and Performing Rights Information

NSFW was first performed at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, London, on 25 October 2012. The cast was as follows:

RUPERT

Henry Lloyd-Hughes

CHARLOTTE

Esther Smith

SAM

Sacha Dhawan

AIDAN

Julian Barratt

MR BRADSHAW

Kevin Doyle

MIRANDA

Janie Dee

Director

Simon Godwin

Designer

Tom Pye

Lighting Designer

Guy Hoare

Music & Sound Designers

Ben & Max Ringham

Casting Director

Characters

CHARLOTTE, twenty-five

RUPERT, twenty-eight

SAM, twenty-four

AIDAN, early forties

MR BRADSHAW, late forties

MIRANDA, late forties/early fifties

Note on Text

A forward slash indicates interrupted speech.

A comma on its own line indicates a beat; a silence shorter than a pause, or a shift in thought or rhythm.

Thanks

I would like to thank Simon Godwin, Dominic Cooke, Mel Kenyon and Ed Hime. There are also a number of people who generously gave of their time, knowledge and experience who do not want to be named, but they know who they are and I thank them too.

L.K.

This text went to press before the end of rehearsals and so may differ slightly from the play as performed.

1.

The editors office of Doghouse magazine, a weekly publication for young men. The magazines name appears in neon on the wall. Beyond the door, an open-plan office.

There is a pool table, a fridge of drinks. A dartboard. The editors desk has a desktop Apple computer on it. There are framed prints of topless photo shoots on the walls. A cricket bat in the corner. An enormous Liverpool FC flag strung from the ceiling. The pool table is strewn with toys and gadgets and computer games that the magazine has reviewed or is reviewing.