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Ghost Story (Ravenhill)

  • Mark Ravenhill
  • Short Play, Drama, Present Day, Contemporary, New Millennium/21st Century
  • 3F
  • ISBN: 9781472510341

As time folds back on itself and then forwards, Lisa and Meryl trade roles as the healer and the healed, discovering that the world is full of ghosts.

  • Short Play
  • Drama
  • 40 minutes

  • Time Period: Present Day, Contemporary, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings, Bare Stage/Simple Set
  • Cautions: Mild Adult Themes, Strong Language

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Shoestring Budget, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
Lisa has breast cancer. Meryl is a healer who believes in the power of positive thinking. As time folds back on itself and then forwards, Lisa and Meryl trade roles as the healer and the healed, discovering that the world is full of ghosts.

REVIEWS:

"It's a gem: heartfelt, dark, with astonishing character arcs."

 OC Weekly

"Both a satire and a moving story about illness."

 The Guardian

Premiere Production: Ghost Story premiered in 2010 with Sky Playhouse Live, broadcast by Sky Arts. It then premiered in the US in April 2013, billed alongside Ravenhill's The Experiment as Ghost Experiment, with STAGEStheatre, under the direction of Dave Barton.
  • Casting: 3F
  • Casting Attributes: Ensemble cast, All Female

  • MERYL
    LISA
    HANNAH
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    Lisa has breast cancer. Meryl is a healer who believes in the power of positive thinking. As time folds back on itself and then forwards, Lisa and Meryl trade roles as the healer and the healed, discovering that the world is full of ghosts.

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