That Face

Stagecraft presents Polly Stenhams' "That Face".

“Shatteringly powerful- a remarkable and unforgettable piece of theatre.”

Hugh was married to Martha. They had two children: Mia and Henry. When Hugh left, it all began to turn to custard… Henry finished school early to take care of their mother who lives in a haze of alcohol and pills. Now Mia, sent to boarding school - as much to keep her out of the way, as for her education - has been suspended after an ‘initiation prank’ went seriously wrong. Summoned by the authorities, Hugh returns to ‘sort it all out’; but when no-one wants to let go of what they crave, ‘sorting it out’ isn’t as easy as simply opening a cheque book.

That Face was written in 2007 when the playwright was 19 years old. It had its debut at the Royal Court Theatre and went straight to an extremely successful West End run. It is already on the education syllabus in the UK and in several states in Australia. The script is modern, tough, uncompromising and edgy, making for an extremely powerful drama.

“What can they do? Yell? I think Mummy’s yelled herself out of oxygen.”

“Remarkably confident and exuberantly theatrical. Crammed with startling images and pitch-black humour; it is insolent, audacious, witty and wise.” (The Times)

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