Home Death
- Full Length Play, Drama, Contemporary
- 4M, 7F
- ISBN: 9781848421950
Inspired by real-life stories, Nell Dunn's play Home Death is a courageous, compassionate exploration of how our society deals with the reality of dying, raising urgent questions about palliative care in the UK.
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Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- Time Period: Contemporary
- Target Audience: Senior, Adult
- Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre
Inspired by real-life stories, Nell Dunn's play Home Death is a courageous, compassionate exploration of how our society deals with the reality of dying, raising urgent questions about palliative care in the UK.
Seventy per cent of us want to die at home, but in reality only a quarter of us do. A lingering death in a nursing home is one of the biggest fears of the elderly, and yet research from the think-tank Demos predicts that by 2013, 90% of us will die in the soulless setting of a hospital ward.
Home Death's universal relevance will make it a moving and rewarding play for amateur theatre companies to perform, or reading groups to discuss.
REVIEWS:
"Beautifully written, with a subtle, underplayed perception."
Arts Desk
"Compassionate and thought-provoking; the issue is never milked or over-dramatised... David Cameron should come and see this play."
British Theatre Guide
"Deeply moving... simultaneously agonising and uplifting."
Time Out
Premiere Production:
Finborough Theatre, London, 2011.
Characters
- Casting: 4M, 7F
- Casting Attributes: Good role(s) for older performers
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