Purple Heart
Cast: 2f 1m plus 1 young boy (age 12)
Staging: Single built set (living room)
Amateur rights performance fee: £85 per performance (plus VAT where applicable)
28 Feb 2013Size: 198mm x 129mm
18 May 2015
Purple Heart
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A deeply moving meditation on love, loss and grief.
October 1972. In a city somewhere in the American Midwest, Carla is trying to rebuild her life. Her husband is gone – killed in Vietnam. Now, under the watchful eye of her mother-in-law, she must raise her young son whilst struggling to avoid the sympathy of her local community. But everything changes with the unexpected arrival of a soldier on her doorstep.
Bruce Norris's play Purple Heart was first performed by Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago, in July 2002. It received its UK premiere at the Gate Theatre, London, in March 2013.
'What's so great about America?'
'[A] searing acid burn of a play... laughs gulped down with horror'
Exeunt Magazine'Unpicks the rawest of human emotions... [Norris] artfully slices his way through the dialogue with humour and wit'
Whatsonstage.com'It bubbles with anger... excruciatingly funny dialogue'
Financial Times'An abiding mixture of laughter and deep sadness'
British Theatre Guide'A cracking play... with a tangible, angry compassion for ordinary Americans touched by foreign wars they barely comprehend'
Time OutCast: 2f 1m plus 1 young boy (age 12)
Staging:Single built set (living room)
Amateur rights performance fee: £85 per performance (plus VAT where applicable)
28 Feb 2013Size: 198mm x 129mm
18 May 2015
