A brilliant, sophisticated play, set in an English bed and breakfast where a fascinating mix of Canadian, American and British characters gather for the funeral of a writer. Hailed by the British press as The Big Chill for our times when it opened at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, this is a return to top form for Brad Fraser.
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“Brad Fraser’s new play fizzles with life and vitality. A master of stiletto dialogue, the verbal sparring from Fraser’s characters ricochets like an electrically charged pinball. Fraser’s play weaves a multitude of complex themes ranging from love, death, ageing and sexual uncertainty with a deftness that engages the audience with each of the characters…â€
From the Author
“I grew up with comic books. For me, they were my neighbourhood. I grew up in a family that was very nomadic. We moved at least once a year if not more often, so that where other children found familiarity in the area they lived in and where the school was, and the playground, and the store, and that kind of thing – I never had that kind of familiarity, and for me it always came from pop culture. It came from television shows that I could find no matter where we were living, and comic books as well. Comic books were my continuity, they were my neighbourhood.â€
