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The
Flats
by Darren Murphy
Remember
being 16?
On their first day of post-exam freedom, Nat doesn't understand
what he feels, Stevo can't move on and Karen wants to mark
the day.
Caught between their anxieties and their excitement about
imminent independence their thoughts turn to a block of derelict
flats, the setting of their adventures and witness to all
their fears.
World
Premiere
Frontline - a collaboration between Spikenard and WHen.
Chelsea Theatre, London
5th - 24th April 2004
The
Cast
Bradley
Gardner - Nat
Adam Ward - Stevo
Sheena Irving - Karen
Julia Stubbs - Mrs Taylor
The
Creative Team
Timothy Hughes - Director
Jens Demant Cole - Set and Costume Designer
Anna Watson - Lighting Designer
Jack C. Arnold - Sound Designer
Darren
Murphy - Playwright
Was a winner of Soho Theatre's Westminster Prioze in 2002
for A ROAD IN WINTER later produced by Penny Dreadful for
the Dublin Fringe. In 2000, THE SUFFOCATORS was given a workshop
at Soho and in 1999 he wrote and directed KILBURN TOM, a 48-minute
drama currently under consideration by Channel 4. Last year,
THE DERELICTS was produced at BAC and TABLOID CALIGULA which
he directed himself was produced at the Union Theatre. MISTER
LOVERBOY SILK LOCATES THE INNER YOU, a short story, was published
in EM THREE in winter 2002.
'…the
dialogue carries conviction, as does Murphy’s portrayal
of boys hovering on the brink of manhood, who are rank and
vulnerable in equal measure… Jens Demant Cole’s
design adds some flair to the bedroom setting… '
Time Out
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