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Caterpillar (NHB Modern Plays) - cover

Caterpillar (NHB Modern Plays)

Alison Carr

Publisher: Nick Hern Books

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Summary

Bayview is the only B&B closed for business on the busiest weekend of the year in this faded seaside town. Greasy fish 'n' chips, sticks of rock and pot-bellied Spiderman is throwing himself off the pier. The annual 'Birdman' competition is in full flight.
Alison Carr's play Caterpillar is a darkly funny, searing and tender drama about the moment when we find ourselves standing on the edge, and wonder if we dare to step off.
A finalist in the prestigious Theatre503 Playwriting Award, Caterpillar premiered at Theatre503, London, in August 2018, prior to the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough.
Available since: 09/08/2018.
Print length: 96 pages.

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