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Nothing cuts into us like the family knife.

The Webster House.
1965. 1979. 1985. 1990. 2016.
Death silences no one, least of all the dead.

Set against the ever-changing industrial landscape of working-class Britain, Beth Steel's revelatory new play spans five decades in the lives, and deaths, of the Webster family.

The House of Shades premiered at the Almeida in May 2022.

Best Play, 2023 Writers'' Guild Awards - Shortlisted.

Beth Steel won Most Promising Playwright at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

The House of Shades

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    Publisher: Faber & Faber
    Publication Date: 19/05/2022
    ISBN13: 9780571362653, 978-0571362653
    ISBN10: 0571362656

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Nothing cuts into us like the family knife.

    The Webster House.
    1965. 1979. 1985. 1990. 2016.
    Death silences no one, least of all the dead.

    Set against the ever-changing industrial landscape of working-class Britain, Beth Steel's revelatory new play spans five decades in the lives, and deaths, of the Webster family.

    The House of Shades premiered at the Almeida in May 2022.

    Best Play, 2023 Writers'' Guild Awards - Shortlisted.

    Beth Steel won Most Promising Playwright at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

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