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OverviewMother is in prison. Daughter has come to visit. Closely watched by security, they have one hour to undo the damage of eleven years of separation. Surrender explores what it takes to survive in a punishing and dysfunctional penal system when your child is on the outside. A collaboration between writer Sophie Swithinbank and director/performer Phoebe Ladenburg, the play opened at the Arcola Theatre, London, in 2024, before playing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it won a Summerhall Lustrum Award. 'A powerful drama exploring the demonisation of single mothers... probing, exposing and frightening... as enraging as it is engrossing... astute writing... a warning cry' — The Stage 'Subtle and compassionate' — LondonTheatre1 'Intriguing and engaging... a carefully crafted and moving story' — Reviews Hub 'A thought-provoking piece of theatre' — Broadway World 'Powerful... casts a stark light on the often-overlooked vulnerability of new mothers in crisis' — Everything Theatre Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sophie Swithinbank , Phoebe LadenburgPublisher: Nick Hern Books Imprint: Nick Hern Books Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.074kg ISBN: 9781839043734ISBN 10: 1839043733 Pages: 56 Publication Date: 27 June 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'A powerful drama exploring the demonisation of single mothers... probing, exposing and frightening... as enraging as it is engrossing... astute writing... a warning cry' * The Stage * 'Subtle and compassionate' * LondonTheatre1 * 'Intriguing and engaging... a carefully crafted and moving story' * Reviews Hub * Author InformationSophie Swithinbank is a playwright whose work includes: Surrender (Arcola Theatre, London, & Summerhall, Edinburgh, 2024); Bacon (Finborough Theatre, London, 2022; winner of Soho Theatre's Tony Craze Award); Circle Game (Oxford School of Drama, shortlisted for the Phil Fox Award 2020); Even In Arcadia (longlisted for the Verity Bargate Award); The Fellowship (Picturedrome, University of Northampton); Where There Is Smoke (National Theatre Learning); Come Inside (Bush Theatre, London) and The Superhero (Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith). She teaches Playwriting at the University of Northampton. Phoebe Ladenburg is an actor, director and theatre-maker. Her play Surrender, co-created with the playwright Sophie Swithinbank, was premiered at the Arcola Theatre, London, in 2024. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |