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Book SynopsisD. C. Moore was born in 1980 in Duston, Northamptonshire. He took part in the Royal Court's Young Writer's Programme and his first full length play
Alaska was produced there in 2007. In 2008
Alaska was awarded the Tom Erhardt Award for promising new playwright by the Peggy Ramsey Foundation. Moore's other plays include
The Empire (2010),
Honest (2010),
Town (2010), and
The Swan (2011). He was nominated for the 2010 Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright, while
The Empire won the 2010 TMA Award for Best Touring Production.
Trade ReviewDC Moore's new play,
Straight, is a sharp-witted comedy about sex and relationships. -- Jane Shilling * Daily Telegraph *
It is a poignant reflection on long-term relationships, the danger of monotony and boredom but also the potential for forgiveness and starting anew after betrayal and hurt ... In short,
Straight is a gregarious, flirtatious romp. As corny as it sounds, I have kept thinking about the characters today; such is their vivacity and colour. -- Ruth Kilner * What's On Stage *
Alert to emotional modulations ... Moore's wonderful facility for fresh-minted dialogue -- Lyn Gardner * Guardian *
Rather than insecurity about orientation, what the play deftly captures is that hunger for wild, category-shattering experience that may – or may not and that's the risk – enable one to return to everyday normality with the grateful sense of now having made a real choice. -- Paul Taylor * Independent *
Jabbing punchlines and cringe-inducing comedy make this drama a real hoot ... it's also surprisingly sweet. -- Matt Trueman * Financial Times *
Moore writes acutely about masculinity, trust and the numbing effects of social responsibility. -- Henry Hitchings * Evening Standard *
Moore pulls it all off via some brilliantly raucous comic writing. From the bewildered squaddies of 'The Empire' to the nihilistic office worker in 'Honest'. up-and-comer Moore has a killer eye for the neuroses of the British everybloke, which he lovingly amplifies, exaggerates and dissects ... Moore goes way beyond Shelton's film in exploring the grey areas that conventional masculinity papers over. -- Andrzej Lukowski * Time Out *
