Ciphers (NHB Modern Plays) E-Book

Dawn King

• Herausgeber: Nick Hern Books
• Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2013

Beschreibung

A smart and provocative thriller about spies, double agents, and the opaqueness of the human soul. A young woman is found dead. Her sister sets out to find out what happened - and stumbles into a world of secrets and subterfuge that makes her question who Justine really was. How well can you ever know someone who lies for a living? An Out of Joint, the Bush Theatre and Exeter Northcott Theatre co-production, Ciphers premiered at the Exeter Northcott Theatre in October 2013, directed by Blanche McIntyre, before embarking on a UK tour.

Leseprobe

Dawn King

CIPHERS

NICK HERN BOOKS

London

www.nickhernbooks.co.uk

Contents

Title Page

Original Production

Characters and Notes on Text

Ciphers

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Copyright and Performing Rights Information

Ciphers was first produced by Out of Joint, Bush Theatre and Exeter Northcott Theatre, and first performed at Exeter Northcott Theatre on 16 October 2013, with the following cast:

KOPLOV/PETER

Bruce Alexander

KAI/KAREEM

Ronny Jhutti

JUSTINE/KERRY

Gráinne Keenan

SUNITA/ANOUSHKA     

Shereen Martin

Director

Blanche McIntyre

Designer

James Perkins

Lighting Designer

Gary Bowman

Sound Designer

Gregory Clarke

The production subsequently toured to Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, Tobacco Factory Theatre, Bristol, Oxford Playhouse, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, Bush Theatre, London, and Salisbury Playhouse.

Characters

JUSTINE, a member of the Security Services. Late twenties

KERRY, a gallery manager. Justine’s sister. Early thirties

KAI, an artist. Late twenties/early thirties

KAREEM, a youth worker. Late twenties/early thirties

SUNITA, Justine’s boss. Thirties/early forties

ANOUSHKA, a businesswoman. Kai’s wife. Thirties/early forties

KOPLOV, a Russian diplomat. Late fifties/early sixties

PETER, Justine and Kerry’s dad. Late fifties/early sixties

Note on Pairing

The roles are paired in the following way:

One actor plays Justine and Kerry

One actor plays Kai and Kareem

One actor plays Sunita and Anoushka

One actor plays Koplov and Peter

Note on Translation

When the characters are not speaking English, an English translation is projected onto the stage.

This ebook was created before the end of rehearsals and so may differ slightly from the play as performed.

1.

SUNITA’s office. JUSTINE knocks on the door.

SUNITA. Come in. Justine? I’m Sunita.

JUSTINE. Hello.

They shake hands.

SUNITA. Take a seat.

JUSTINE sits.

JUSTINE. Thank you.

SUNITA looks at JUSTINE’s file. There’s quite a long pause. JUSTINE is uncomfortable.

SUNITA. Have you spoken to a family member about your application?