Overview
A collection of five plays by Alexi Kaye Campbell. The premiere of The
Pride at the Royal Court Theatre in 2008 marked the emergence of Alexi
Kaye Campbell as a distinctive new talent. With its bold and ingenious
structure and its daring take on sexual politics in the 1950s and today,
the play combined thrilling dramaturgy with profound insight into the
affairs of the human heart. It went on to win an Olivier Award, the
Critics' Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright, and the John
Whiting Award for Best New Play, and was revived in the West End in
2013. Published here alongside that remarkable debut are Alexi's four
subsequent plays, which together demonstrate his rare ability to harness
theatricality in pursuit of emotional truth.
Apologia (Bush Theatre,
London, 2009; revived in the West End in 2017), a perceptive look at
what has happened to 1960s idealists and their children. `Sharp, funny,
wise and humane, Alexi Kaye Campbell is a writer to cherish'
Telegraph
The Faith Machine (Royal Court, 2011), an exploration of the
relationship between faith and capitalism that asks fundamental
questions about the true meaning of love. `An urgent play of expansive
ambition and largeness of spirit' Guardian
Bracken Moor (Tricycle Theatre
and Shared Experience, 2013), a haunting tale of grief and denial, set
against the economic crisis of the 1930s. `A superior kind of ghost
story... intellectually as well as emotionally haunting' The Stage
Sunset
at the Villa Thalia (National Theatre, 2016), a passionate and deeply
personal play about the impact of foreign influence, planned and
unintentional, on a nation and its people. `This play is a winner, a
thought-provoking slow-burn story that works on many levels' The
Times
Also included is an introduction by the author.