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A Number is a 2002 English play by Caryl Churchill. The story, set in the near future, is structured around the conflict between a father (Salter) and his sons – two of whom are clones of the first one. The play addresses the subject of human cloning and identity, especially nature versus nurture. Many critics over the years have lauded A Number, arguing Churchill created a work of significant intellectual depth with effective economy of style.
Far Away is a 2000 play by British playwright Caryl Churchill. It has four characters, Harper, Young Joan, Joan, and Todd, and is based on the premise of a world in which everything in nature is at war. It is published by Nick Hern Books. While some critics have expressed reservations about the play's ending, many regard Far Away as one of Churchill's finest plays.
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The Chair Plays are a trilogy of plays by English dramatist Edward Bond. The trilogy includes Have I None, The Under Room, and Chair. Have I None was premiered by Big Brum on 2 November 2000 at Birmingham's Castle Vale Artsite. The Under Room was also premiered by Big Brum at MAC in October 2005. Chair was written specially for radio, and while it was written in 2000, its first staged production was in Lisbon, at the Teatro da Cornucópia in June 2005. The London premiere of the entire trilogy was at Lyric Hammersmith, on 19 April 2012. Have I None and Chair received mostly positive reviews, but The Under Room polarized critics.
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- ↑ McKie, Lettie (28 November 2015). "Review: Caryl Churchill's New Play About The End Of Life". Londonist. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ↑ Trueman, Matt (30 November 2015). "London Theater Review: Caryl Churchill's 'Here We Go'". Variety. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ↑ Lawson, Mark (10 December 2015). "Caryl Churchill's Here We Go: Eight actors in search of an ending". New Statesman. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ↑ Billington, Michael (29 November 2015). "Here We Go review – Caryl Churchill's chilling reminder of our mortality". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ↑ Healey, Verity (29 November 2015). "Here We Go". Exeunt Magazine. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ↑ Hewitt, Chris (26 September 2019). "Onstage spotlight: "Excaped Alone/Here We Go" ends at Gremlin Theatre". Star Tribune. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ↑ Preston, Rohan (11 September 2019). "What's it like to die? Frank Theatre stages two Caryl Churchill one-acts". Star Tribune. Retrieved 4 June 2020.