Synopsis
Plays from VAULT 3
Published by Nick Hern Books
The five plays are ...
Tumulus by Christopher Adams
This is a chilling, queer play-noir set amongst the shadowy hills of Hampstead Heath. Young men are dying and everyone assumes they're just casualties of London's chemsex scene. Everyone, that is, but Anthony, who is determined to investigate
Glitter Punch ~ Lucy Burke
Critically acclaimed during its run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, this powerful and edgy play set in Greater Manchester charts a troubling new relationship between mysterious John and sixteen-year-old Molly - a love that will change their lives forever
Burkas and Bacon Butties ~ Shamia Chalabi & Sarah Henley
Set in a taxi, this is a heart-warming comedy about taxi-driver Ashraf and his twenty-something daughter, Shaz, as they negotiate the ups and downs of living in a mixed-culture family.
Wind Bit Bitter, Bit Bit Bit Her ~ Sami Ibrahim
When bereaved mother Mary finds a disembodied arm, a conspiracy builds: maybe her child isn't quite so dead after all. Shortlisted for Soho Theatre's Tony Craze Award, this is an enthralling monologue about love and loss
The Strongbox ~ Stephanie Jacob
A story of domestic servitude and abuse of power, as authoritarian Kat, her ageing mother, Ma, and their teenaged slave, Maudie, jostle for power and affection in their dilapidated London home
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