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it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now Lucy Kirkwood

it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now By Lucy Kirkwood

it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now by Lucy Kirkwood

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A play about modern-day sex trafficking, joint winner of the 2010 John Whiting Award.

it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now Summary

it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now by Lucy Kirkwood

'I know exactly how much I am worth. I am worth one thousand euros because that is how much Babac paid for me. To put this in easy language, that is like two-and-a-half iPhones.'

A luminous journey exploring the life of Dijana Polancec: professional romantic, eternal optimist and accidental prostitute.

Lucy Kirkwood's it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now is a play about modern-day sex trafficking. It was commissioned by Clean Break and first performed by the company at the Arcola Theatre in London in October 2009.

The play was the joint winner of the John Whiting Award in 2010.

it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now Reviews

'Unflinching... theatre that provokes in the best way, without lurid melodrama or sentimentality, but with wit and tenderness... demands that we watch and listen'

* The Times *

'Superb... deeply painful and profoundly disturbing'

* The Stage *

About Lucy Kirkwood

Lucy Kirkwood is a British playwright and screenwriter whose plays include: The Welkin (National Theatre, 2020); Mosquitoes (National Theatre, 2017); The Children (Royal Court Theatre, 2016); Chimerica (Almeida Theatre & West End, 2013; winner of the 2014 Olivier Award for Best New Play, the 2013 Evening Standard Best Play Award, the 2014 Critics' Circle Best New Play Award, and the Susan Smith Blackburn Award); NSFW (Royal Court, 2012); small hours (co-written with Ed Hime; Hampstead Theatre, 2011); Beauty and the Beast (with Katie Mitchell; National Theatre, 2010); Bloody Wimmin, as part of Women, Power and Politics (Tricycle Theatre, 2010); it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now (Clean Break & Arcola Theatre, 2009; winner of the 2012 John Whiting Award); Hedda (Gate Theatre, London, 2008); and Tinderbox (Bush Theatre, 2008). She won the inaugural Berlin Lee UK Playwrights Award in 2013.

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GOR008617138
9781848420816
1848420811
it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now by Lucy Kirkwood
Lucy Kirkwood
NHB Modern Plays
Used - Like New
Paperback
Nick Hern Books
20091008
64
Joint winner of Winner of the John Whiting Award 2010
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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