Shush E-Book

Elaine Murphy

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

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2013

Beschreibung

A funny and insightful glimpse into the power of female friendship. Five women with five different stories on a girls' night in to remember. It's Breda's birthday, but life's not been going according to plan of late and she's in no mood to celebrate. Her friends, however, have other ideas... Elaine Murphy's play Shush was first staged at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 2013.

Leseprobe

Elaine Murphy

SHUSH

NICK HERN BOOKS

London

www.nickhernbooks.co.uk

Contents

Title Page

Dedication

Original Production

Characters

Shush

About the Author

Copyright and Performing Rights Information

For Clare, Mel and Sandra... friends indeed

Shush was first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 12 June 2013 (previews from 6 June). The cast was as follows:

BREDA

Deirdre Donnelly

MARIE

Barbara Brennan

IRENE

Ruth Hegarty

CLARE

Eva Bartley

URSULA

Niamh Daly

Director

Jim Culleton

Set Design

Anthony Lamble

Lighting Design

Kevin McFadden

Costume Design

Niamh Lunny

Sound Design

Denis Clohessy

Characters

BREDA, fifties

MARIE, sixties

CLARE, thirties

IRENE, fifties/sixties

URSULA, thirties/forties

This ebook was created before the end of rehearsals and so may differ slightly from the play as performed.

ACT ONE

BREDA’s outdated kitchen is in a state of disrepair. Broken appliances have been replaced with new items but the old ones still remain, along with magazines, newspapers, a black sack of men’s clothing, golf clubs and other useless bric-a-brac. A corner of the room is being used for a home office, there is a rickety desk, a couple of boxes of unopened ballpoint pens, numerous packs of highlighters, staplers and blocks of A4 paper, which are stacked one on top of the other creating a small wall. A corporate motivational picture of an eagle with the words ‘Dare to Soar’ hangs over the desk. There is a large bouquet of flowers with a ‘Happy Birthday Mum’ card proudly displayed on the coffee table, along with a half-eaten box of Ferrero Rocher, a handbag and a couple of pill bottles. Photos of BREDA BREDA