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That Face
Performances & Gigs6 Feb 2010 - 14 Mar 2010
Henry’s dropped out of school, Mia’s been expelled, dad’s in Hong Kong with a young new wife, and mum’s an alcoholic mess. That’s where Polly Stenham’s remarkable debut play begins. It ends in a thrilling showdown between destruction and regeneration.
That Face is Gen Y’s revenge on the Baby Boomers. Stenham was 19 when she wrote it and 20 when it wowed audiences at London’s acclaimed Royal Court Theatre in 2007. She’s created a mesmerising eruption of humour and cruelty, wisdom and insolence. There’s a touch of the classic about this play – the age-old battle between parents and their children to own the future. And in Martha, the mother of the family, Stenham has written a captivating theatrical monster to compete with the best of them.
Lee Lewis makes her Company B debut, Emily Barclay comes back to Belvoir St, and Polly Stenham’s ferocious and moving play is their task. We’re looking forward to it.
“This is one of the most astonishing debuts I have seen in more than 30 years.”
The Telegraph
“Never has a play had an apter name: That Face is gob-smacking.”
The Guardian
