| Artefacts Contributor(s): Bartlett, Mike (Author) |
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ISBN: 1408106779 ISBN-13: 9781408106778 Publisher: Methuen Drama OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama |
| Dewey: 822.92 |
| LCCN: 2008411782 |
| Series: Methuen Drama Modern Plays |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6.48" W x 7.84" (0.16 lbs) 80 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sixteen-year-old Kelly has never known her Dad. Turns out he's from Iraq, which her mum never mentioned, and he's brought an ancient Mesopotamian vase as some kind of present. But Kelly doesn't want a vase. She wants her dad to stay and get to know her. It's not the reunion either of them expected and for Kelly, it's the beginning of an epic and dangerous journey. Mike Bartlett has been described as 'One of the most exciting new talents to emerge in recent times'. (The Stage).His first play My Child was called 'Brutal, thrilling, unmissable' (Evening Standard) and 'the theatrical equivalent of a firecracker'. (Metro). |
Contributor Bio(s): Bartlett, Mike: - Mike Barlett's debut, My Child (Royal Court, May 2007) saw him hailed by The Stage as 'one of the most exciting new talents to emerge in recent times'. He is a winner of the Old Vic New Voices Award for Artefacts (Bush Theatre). In 2009, his play Cock won the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre, while Contractions was nominated for the TMA Best New Play award. Bartlett was Pearson Playwright in Residence at the Royal Court in 2007, and is currently Associate Playwright at Paines Plough. He has also written seven plays for the radio, including Not Talking for which he won the Writer's Guild Tinniswood and Imison prizes. |