Since her debut in 2008, Lucy Kirkwood has firmly established
herself as a leading playwright of her generation, the writer of a
series of savagely funny, highly intelligent and beautifully
observed plays that tackle the pressing issues of our times. This
collection, with an introduction by the author, brings together
five of her plays, starting with the wild and riotously funny
farce, Tinderbox (Bush Theatre, 2008), a disturbing vision of a
dystopian future where England is dissolving into the sea, realised
with 'off-kilter imaginative flair' (The Times). Written for Clean
Break theatre company, it felt empty when the heart went at first
but it is alright now (Arcola Theatre, 2009; winner of the John
Whiting Award) is a devastating report from the hidden world of
Eastern European women trafficked to London to work in the sex
industry. The previously unpublished small hours (Hampstead
Theatre, 2011), a collaboration with Ed Hime, directed by Katie
Mitchell, is an intimate dissection of the claustrophobic world of
a new mother struggling to cope on her own. The sharply satirical
NSFW (Royal Court, 2012) is a 'richly absorbing and inventive'
(Telegraph) look at power games, privacy and gender politics in the
media. The volume concludes with Chimerica (Almeida Theatre and
West End, 2013), a gripping and provocative examination of the
shifting balance of power between East and West. Winner of multiple
awards, including the Olivier and Critics' Circle Awards for Best
New Play, the Evening Standard Best Play Award and the Susan Smith
Blackburn Prize, Chimerica is 'gloriously rich and mind-expanding'
(Guardian), and a 'tremendously bold piece of writing' (Evening
Standard). 'Kirkwood is the most rewarding dramatist of her
generation' Independent
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