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    Oil (NHB Modern Plays)

    By Ella Hickson

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    Award-winning playwright Ella Hickson introduces an epic story following the activities of a woman and her daughter, and their struggle with unique lifestyles.

    The Stone Age. The Bronze Age. The Iron Age. The Age of Oil.

    What do you do when you know you’re reaching the end of a finite resource? The Age of Oil saw the rapid expansion of industry, transport, and allowed the world population to greatly expand. But what moves humanity from one age to the next, and how do we prepare for this major change? Ella Hickson's unforgettable play drills profoundly into the world's relationship with this restricted and yet wildly popular material making contemporary headlines. Oil chronicles the lives of one woman and her daughter as they navigate their complex history all the way through to their crumbling empire, and highlights the strength of family.

    Oil was first performed in London at the Almeida Theatre in October 2016.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNick Hern Books
    Release dateOct 6, 2016
    ISBN9781780018294
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    Ella Hickson

    Ella Hickson is an award-winning writer whose work has been performed throughout the UK and abroad. Her work includes: Oil (Almeida Theatre, London, 2016); Wendy & Peter Pan (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2013 and 2015); Riot Girls (Radio 4); Boys (Nuffield Theatre, Southampton/Headlong Theatre/HighTide Festival Theatre, 2012); The Authorised Kate Bane (Grid Iron/Traverse Theatre, 2012); Rightfully Mine (Radio 4); Precious Little Talent (Trafalgar Studios/Tantrums Productions, 2011), Hot Mess (Arcola Tent/ Tantrums Productions, 2010) and Eight (Trafalgar Studios/Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh, 2008/9).

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