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'I saved lives and I got rewarded and I'm bloody well not going to apologise for it.'

Sir Neil Marriot had a 'good pandemic', becoming familiar to millions from his TV appearances as a government medical advisor. His service even earned him a knighthood, and he is now rewarding himself with a lavish birthday party.

But, amidst the oak panelling, the champagne and the silver service, his family are at one another's throats again, and he thinks there's something familiar – and somehow unsettling – about one of the catering staff...

The Snail House is a play about how the past impacts on the present, and how overconfidence can have disastrous consequences. Written and directed by Richard Eyre, it premiered at Hampstead Theatre, London, in September 2022.



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The Snail House

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      Publisher Nick Hern Books
      Published 15 September 2022
      ISBN-13 9781839041099
      978-1839041099
      ISBN-10 1839041099
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      Poetry

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      'I saved lives and I got rewarded and I'm bloody well not going to apologise for it.'

      Sir Neil Marriot had a 'good pandemic', becoming familiar to millions from his TV appearances as a government medical advisor. His service even earned him a knighthood, and he is now rewarding himself with a lavish birthday party.

      But, amidst the oak panelling, the champagne and the silver service, his family are at one another's throats again, and he thinks there's something familiar – and somehow unsettling – about one of the catering staff...

      The Snail House is a play about how the past impacts on the present, and how overconfidence can have disastrous consequences. Written and directed by Richard Eyre, it premiered at Hampstead Theatre, London, in September 2022.



      Trade Review

      'A classic family drama... written and directed with unimpeachable skill'

      * WhatsOnStage *

      'Well-crafted'

      * The Times *

      'An honourable, polished play with a fine grip on the contemporary moment'

      * Observer *

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