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On Insomnia and Midnight

In a mountain hotel an ailing guest and nervous chambermaid strike up an uneasy friendship.

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set

  • Performance Group:
  • Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
Published in volume Mexican Plays

In a mountain hotel an ailing guest and nervous chambermaid strike up an uneasy friendship.

Edgar Chías' play On Insomnia and Midnight was first performed in this English translation by David Johnston at the Royal Court Theatre, London, as part of the Arena Mexico season in January 2006. It was later staged in the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs.

Premiere Production: Royal Court Theatre, London, 2006
  • Casting: 1M, 1F