After the End
| After the End | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Dennis Kelly |
| Characters | Mark (male) Louise (female) |
| Mute | A Guard |
| Date premiered | 2005 Traverse |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | in-yer-face theatre |
After the End is a psychological thriller play by Dennis Kelly which premiered in 2005 produced by Paines Plough at the Traverse (Edinburgh) and then at the Bush Theatre (London), directed by Roxana Silbert and starring Tom Brooke and Kerry Condon.[1][2] The play is in four parts, titled "Beginning", "Middle", "End", and "After the End".
Characters
- Louise - a popular young office worker
- Mark - her colleague from the reprographic department
Synopsis
Louise wakes up in an underground nuclear fallout shelter. Mark says he rescued her from the carnage of a nuclear attack, and brought her to safety in the old shelter in his garden. She finds he has kept it stocked with tinned chilli. Isolated from the world, he tries to strong-arm her, at first to play Dungeons and Dragons with him. This psychological battle escalates as the days pass.[3]
Reviews
Other productions
The play has been performed internationally, including in France ("Après la Fin"),[4] Germany ("Nach dem Ende")[5] and The Netherlands.[6]
Notes
- ^ "AFTER THE END". bushtheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ "Preview: Dennis Kelly's After the End to be staged by both the Citz and Dundee Rep". The List. 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ "After the End – review". the Guardian. 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ internationale, Théâtre de la Cité. "Après la fin - Programme". Théâtre de la Cité internationale. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ "rowohlt-Theaterverlag :: Nach dem Ende". rowohlt-theaterverlag.de. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ "After The End - Het Huis van Bourgondië - 2007-03-28 - TheaterEncyclopedie". theaterencyclopedie.nl. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
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