Polly Stenham's explosive
That Face, written at the age of nineteen, was staged at the Royal Court before transferring to London's West End.
Tusk Tusk and
No Quarter followed, also for the Royal Court. Her fourth play,
Hotel, opened at the National Theatre.
All four are contained in
Plays 1, together with an introduction from the author.
Author: Polly Stenham
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 06/09/2020
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780571357222
About the AuthorStenham, Polly: -
Polly Stenham is a playwright, screenwriter and director. Her plays include
That Face at the Royal Court, for which she was awarded the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright 2007 and the 2008 Critics' Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright. The play transferred to the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End in 2008.
Tusk Tusk and
No Quarter both directed by Jeremy Herrin opened at the Royal Court in 2009 and 2013. Her play
Hotel opened at the National Theatre in June 2014. She is currently under commission to the Donmar Warehouse, Film Four, the Almeida and the National. Her screen adaptation of her play
Tusk Tusk is in development with Origin/Film4. And she co wrote
Neon Demon directed by Nicolas Winding Refn.