Charged
- 162pagine
- 6 ore di lettura
A new and startling collection of plays about women and the Criminal Justice System, written by six of the UK's most exciting young female playwrights.
Rebecca Lenkiewicz Libri
Rebecca Lenkiewicz è una drammaturga britannica riconosciuta per le sue opere originali e provocatorie. Le sue opere esplorano spesso complesse relazioni umane e questioni sociali attraverso narrazioni avvincenti. Lenkiewicz è apprezzata per il suo distintivo stile di scrittura, che può essere sia lirico che crudo. Le sue creazioni risuonano con il pubblico grazie alla loro profondità emotiva e alle intelligenti rappresentazioni dei personaggi.
The Turn of the Screw
- 88pagine
- 4 ore di lettura
A new adaptation of Henry James's classic novella adapted for the stage by Rebecca Lenkiewicz. This adaptation was first staged at the Almeida Theatre, London, in January 2013.
Her Naked Skin
- 112pagine
- 4 ore di lettura
Love is just fear I suppose. Masquerading as a fever. Then you explore each other and suddenly you have licence to become totally pedestrian. And ultimately abusive.Militancy in the Suffragette Movement is at its height. Thousands of women of all classes serve time in Holloway Prison in their fight to gain the vote. Amongst them is Lady Celia Cain who feels trapped by both the policies of the day and the shackles of a frustrating marriage. Inside, she meets a young seamstress, Eve Douglas, and her life spirals into an erotic but dangerous chaos.London 1913. A crucial moment when, with emancipation almost in sight, women refuse to let the establishment stand in their way. Rebecca Lenkiewicz's Her Naked Skin premiered at the National Theatre, London, in July 2008.
Lenkiewicz's play plants a defiant feminist flag on the Olivier stage.' Guardian'This is a big play with a big heart and I recommend it with a matching warmth.
Jane Wenham: The Witch of Walkern
- 128pagine
- 5 ore di lettura
A terrifying ordeal begins, as the village is torn between those who want to save Jane's life and those who claim they want to save her soul. Inspired by events in a Hertfordshire village, the play explores sex and society's hunger to find and create witches.
This thrilling new version by Rebecca Lenkiewicz opened at the Bath Theatre Royal's Ustinov Theatre in May 2022 before going on UK tour in an Arcola Theatre, Cambridge Arts Theatre, Royal & Derngate, Northampton, Oxford Playhouse and Theatre Royal Bath Productions co-production.