Stitchers
- Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, 1990s
- 5M, 2F
- ISBN: 9780573115561
"Nothing can go missing. No wool, no kits. Especially no needles."
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Description
- Full Length Play
- Dramatic Comedy
- 120 minutes
- Time Period: 1990s
- Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Senior, Adult
Based on a true story, this is an inspiring and heart-warming debut play by best-selling novelist Esther Freud, directed by BAFTA-winning filmmaker Gaby Dellal.
REVIEWS:
"A superbly gifted writer."
The New York Times
"Fresh, witty, involving and touching."
Independent
Characters
- Casting: 5M, 2F
- Casting Notes: In 1997 when the play is set, Denise wouldn't have necessarily had any gender altering operation but would present as a woman. Casting male/female actors is up to the discretion of the director of each performance.
TOMMY - Early twenties. Londoner. On remand.
LUKASZ - Forties. Polish. Been inside eight years.
LEN - Fifties. Black. Ex-army. Lifer.
BUSBY - Thirty-five to forty-five. In a wheelchair. Repeat offender.
DERRICK/DENISE - Thirties. Back in on recall.
KEITH CLARKE - Prison officer.
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Lady Anne Tree -- one of the most aristocratic women in England -- spent her life in prisons. As a visitor, she saw first-hand the aggression, low self-esteem, and high re-offending rates among the most hardened criminals. Lady Anne thought she had the answer. She would teach them needlecraft. |
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