Overview
A young actress meets a powerfulĀ film producer in his hotel suite. AĀ revolutionary leads an attack on aĀ colonial club in India. A bereavedĀ mother defends herself againstĀ charges of infanticide.
Moving, funny, tragic andĀ empowering, these eight monologuesĀ address the constant efforts of womenĀ to carve out their rights both inĀ domestic and public spheres ā fromĀ the criminalisation of marital rape toĀ the first Reclaim the Night march āĀ proclaiming a history of perseveranceĀ and resilience shown by womenās rightsĀ activists in this country.
Curated by Royal Court ArtisticĀ Director, Vicky Featherstone, theĀ monologues forĀ SnatchesĀ wereĀ commissioned to mark the centenaryĀ of womenās suffrage in the UnitedĀ Kingdom. They were broadcast onĀ BBC Four in 2018, directed by VanessaĀ Caswill, Vicky Featherstone andĀ Rachna Suri, and starring JodieĀ Comer, Siobhan Finneran, RomolaĀ Garai, Shirley Henderson, Liv Hill,Ā Corinne Skinner-Carter, Kiran SoniaĀ Sawar and Antonia Thomas.
This volume includes:
- Pig LifeĀ byĀ E V Crowe
- Tipping PointĀ byĀ Rachel De-lahay
- PritilataĀ byĀ Tanika Gupta
- MultiplesĀ byĀ Zinnie Harris
- OutsideĀ byĀ Theresa Ikoko
- Reclaim the NightĀ byĀ Charlene James
- Bovril PamĀ byĀ Vicky Jones
- ComplianceĀ byĀ Abi Morgan
This book title, Snatches: Moments from 100 Years of Women's Lives (Eight Monologues), ISBN: 9781848427884, by Vicky Featherstone, published by Theatre Communications Group (April 2, 2019) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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