25 Apr 2018Size: 198mm x 129mm
Not Talking
Paperback
- Imison Award for audio drama - 2006
- Tinniswood Award for audio drama - 2006
Lucy knows James has avoided the battle. Mark knows Amanda has fought for her life. But speaking the truth could bring everything crashing down.
What happens if we live a life of not talking?
Olivier award-winning writer Mike Bartlett's gripping and lyrical first play Not Talking unlocks a culture of silence and gives voice to the human casualties when things are easier done than said.
It was first broadcast as a radio play on BBC Radio 3 in March 2006, produced by Claire Grove and directed by Steven Canny, winning both the Imison and Tinniswood Awards for audio drama. A stage production was mounted at the Arcola Theatre, London, in April 2018.
The play is published by Methuen Drama, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
'If I don't want to tell anyone, it's up to me, right?'
'A remarkable first work – four-handed drama that's compelling and compassionate from first to last... The hallmarks of Bartlett's writing for stage and screen are discernible. Skilful, subtle dialogue. Fully realised characters. Fathoms-deep emotional intelligence. Difficult topics handled deftly'
The Stage25 Apr 2018Size: 198mm x 129mm