Brace Brace
3 Oct 2024Size: 198mm x 129mm
Brace Brace
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A man hijacks a plane. The plane begins to fall. Fight or flight.
Back on the ground, survivors Ray and Sylvia struggle to reconcile their responses to this life-changing event. As cracks appear in their relationship, one closes themselves off, the other can't focus on anything else.
Oli Forsyth's play Brace Brace is a gripping story of the people we become in the aftermath of catastrophe. it was first performed at the Royal Court's Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London, in 2024, in a production directed by Daniel Raggett.
This play is published by Methuen Drama, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Extra content: 'Four seconds from the ground we got lucky': Oli Forsyth on how a real-life hijacking inspired his edge-of-your-seat drama. Read his article published in The Guardian on 27 September 2024 >>
'A plane fell out of the sky, and we happened to be on it.'
'A short, sharp shock of a play... lean, focused and visually arresting... Forsyth puts his characters through a well-researched emotional wringer, contending with false memories and flashbacks, avoidant behaviours and self-defeating coping mechanisms... thrilling... leaves the audience shaken'
The Stage'Compelling... a powerfully visceral experience'
Time Out'Not for the faint-hearted... intense, vivid and often shocking... the hijacking incident is a real coup de theatre... one of the most memorable experiences I've had in this space and handles a difficult subject with originality, heart, and surprising amounts of humour'
WhatsOnStage'An engaging and thrilling watch that looks at survivorship from a truly unique angle'
Reviews Hub'A winner... slick, assured and confident... an exhilarating and adrenaline fuelled 70 minutes... a nuanced and rounded exploration of trauma, trust and perspective. Forsyth's sharp, witty and flawlessly paced script makes a domestic argument as breathlessly thrilling as a plane plummeting from 30,000 feet... Forsyth is a talent to watch out for'
West End Best Friend'Lean and mean... has a whiplash velocity... a narrative fuelled by a propulsive energy worthy of the Greeks... Forsyth springs many a surprise with cunningly constructed hairpin turns'
London Theatre'Terrifying... The writing and characterisation can have you laughing one moment, and cause a huge jump-scare the next... visceral, powerful and packs an absolute punch... a real cracker'
All That Dazzles'Chilling... the sense of danger is immediate... as mesmerising as it is unsettling... so visceral you cannot tear your eyes away from it for even a moment... Forsyth's characters are written with such roundness and specificity they feel almost impossibly real, ordinary people in the wake of unimaginable trauma... a singular piece of theatre undoubtedly worth experiencing'
Theatre & Tonic3 Oct 2024Size: 198mm x 129mm
