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Book SynopsisHighTide Theatre Festival was founded in 2006 and has since become one of the most prolific homes of new writing. It has been described by the Telegraph as one of the little gems of the artistic calendar in Britain and by the Daily Mail as famous for championing emerging playwrights and contemporary theatre.2016 marks ten years of HighTide, during which time numerous emerging playwrights and new plays have shot to prominence.This anniversary volume brings together four of the key plays that have come out of HighTide Theatre Festival''s programme during this time:
Ditch by Beth Steel is a clear-eyed look at how we might behave when the conveniences of our civilisation are taken away, and a frightening vision of a future that could all too easily be ours.
peddling by Harry Melling is a poetic monologue about a young homeless man, which confronts whether it''s a good thing to turn a blind eye and let people get on with their lives, or whether that''s exactly how people
Trade ReviewSteel's text is an evocative mix of farm metaphors, punchy dialogue and moments of dreamy wistfulness * Tribune on 'Ditch' *
Feels like the intersection of Beckett and Albee * New York Times (Critics' Choice) on Harry Melling's 'peddling' *
A life-in-overdrive comic drama . . . Dan LeFranc’s snappy dialogue captures the tumultuous tenor of family gatherings * New York Times on 'The Big Meal' *
Lampedusa is one of the most gently enticing pieces of storytelling you will see, softly encroaching on the moral consciousness like a lullaby. . . . Lustgarten's descriptions of drowning have a power that comes from fleshy detail matched by poetic virtuosity. There's dark beauty here, on the sharp end of Europe's implosion * The Times on 'Lampedusa' *
Table of ContentsIntroduction by Steven Atkinson
Ditch by Beth Steel
peddling by Harry Melling
The Big Meal by Dan LeFranc
Lampedusa by Anders Lustgarten
