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Kenny Emson

Kenny Emson (aka Kenneth Emson) is a playwright and screenwriter. His plays include Rust (Bush Theatre, London, 2019); Plastic (Old Red Lion, London, 2018); This Must Be the Place, with Brad Birch (Latitude Festival, 2016 & VAULT Festival, London, 2017); Rural (White Bear); Whispering Happiness (Tristan Bates); Our Nobby (Eastern Angles, touring); The Peterborough Effect (Eastern Angles, touring); England Street (Oxford Playhouse); and Terrorism (Bush Theatre).

He also writes for TV and film and was nominated for a Bafta Craft Award in 2016 for his work on The Last Hours of Laura K.

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Plastic

Plastic

By Kenny Emson

An unflinchingly honest new drama about the kids who survived school, and those who didn't.

Rust

Rust

By Kenny Emson

An ultra-contemporary, sexy and funny play that pushes the boundaries of trust, love and lust to the limit.

Plays from VAULT 2

Plays from VAULT 2

Five new plays from VAULT Festival

By Various

An anthology of five of the best plays from VAULT 2017, London's biggest and most exciting arts festival.

This Must Be the Place

This Must Be the Place

By Brad Birch and Kenny Emson

A play comprising two short ballads about migration, missed connections, and life on the edge of respectability.