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    Orphans

    By Dennis Kelly

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    Helen and Danny keep themselves to themselves. But the outside world comes crashing into their lives one day when Helen's brother turns up. Covered in blood.


    Dennis Kelly's new play is a thrilling contemporary suspense story which takes its audience on a chilling journey into a world just outside the front door. This disturbing urban drama has it's world premiere at the Traverse Theatre on 31st July 2009, reuniting the team that brought Kelly's play After The End to the Traverse Theatre in 2005. After a month's run at the Traverse, it transfers to Birmingham Rep and the Soho Theatre (London).

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOberon Books
    Release dateJul 28, 2009
    ISBN9781849439534
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    Dennis Kelly

    Dennis Kelly’s plays include Debris, Osama the Hero, After the End, Love and Money, Taking Care of Baby, DNA, Orphans, The Gods Weep and The Ritual Slaughter of Gorge Mastromas. His plays have been performed all over the world and have been translated into nearly thirty languages. For Television he co-wrote and created Pulling and has written and created Utopia for Channel Four. He also wrote the book for Matilda the Musical.

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    • 4/5
      Excellent play. Vivid imagery, raw language, simple storytelling at its finest.