Stitching (play)

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Stitching
Written by Anthony Neilson
CharactersAbby
Stu
Date premiered1 August 2002
Place premiered Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Original language English
Genre In-yer-face theatre

Stitching is a play by Anthony Neilson. It premiered at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh on 1 August 2002 and later transferred to the Bush Theatre in London on 12 September 2002. [1]

The play is notable for being at the centre of a censorship controversy when it was banned from being performed in Malta in 2010. [2]

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References

  1. Anthony, Neilson (2002). Stitching. Great Britain: Methuen. ISBN   0-413-77293-4.
  2. Grech, Herman (15 May 2018). "Banned play Stitching to be staged after European court decision". Times of Malta . Retrieved 7 December 2023.