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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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