Modern Plays

By: David Eldridge, Simon Stephens, Robert Holman

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Paperback | 7 May 2010

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128 Pages

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On a farm in the North East of England a family gathers. Five brothers and four generations feature in an epic play about hope, love, fear and the very end of time.

A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky is a refreshingly subtle and compassionate vision of the world on the edge of apocalypse. Within a cosmological context, the focus is on a single family, their relations with each other and their unreconciled regrets, soon to become permanent. With an ensemble of strong, engaging characters, there are knotty, realistic family dynamics and a palimpsest of recent family history. The characters and dialogue are naturalistic but the serious themes are elucidated and alleviated with humour and quirky, surreal touches.

The play represents a unique collboration between three of the UK''s pre-eminent stage writers. The ambition of the partnership is matched by the ambition of the play''s sweeping scope. Whilst the three voices collide, they also ring out individually without sacrificing the piece''s coherent wholeness, and the play represents a rare, fascinating study in stage collaboration.

Industry Reviews

'This collaboration between David Eldridge, Robert Holman and Simon Stephens confronts the idea of apocalypse, in a manner that seems, if the paradox is not too much, darkly optimistic.' Henry Hitchings, Evening Standard, 13.05.10 'If Cameron and Clegg can work as effectively together as David Eldridge, Robert Holman and Simon Stephens we will be able to count ourselves lucky.' Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph, 14.05.10 'Some of the best moments here are blessed with the grace of a gently subversive humour.' Paul Taylor, Independent, 14.05.10 'The triumph belongs to the writers who, against the odds, have acheived a play full of terminal stoicism and grace.' Michael Billington, Guardian, 14.05.10

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