About This Event
When Ruby acquires a lock of Britney Spears’ hair as a relic to help her stay calm during her GCSE mocks, her friends dismiss it, but one by one they feel its power and want a piece of it, until it is destroyed. This funny play about how we cope in stressful situations, explores the power of belief and friendship.
Age Guidance: 14+
Content Guidance: Mild sexual references, strong language and themes of anxiety
Alexandra Wood
is a playwright from London. Her plays include
The Tyler Sisters
and
The Empty Quarter
(Hampstead Theatre);
Never Vera Blue
(Futures Theatre/Edinburgh Fringe);
The Initiate
and
The Human Ear
(Paines Plough);
Ages
(Old Vic New Voices); a translation of Manfred Karge’s
Man to Man
(Wales Millennium Centre);
Merit
(Plymouth Drum);
Unbroken
(Gate); and
The Eleventh Capital
(Royal Court). Adaptations include: Kate Summerscale’s
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher
(Watermill Theatre);
Kavita Puri’s Silence
(co-writer, Donmar/Tara Theatre); and Jung Chang’s
Wild Swans
(Young Vic). Audio plays include:
Descent
(Audible Originals) and
Twelve Years
(BBC Radio 4). She is a past winner of the George Devine Award, and has been playwright-in-residence at Paines Plough. Her plays are published by Nick Hern Books.
Performances:
Wed 18 Mar – 6.15pm: Arcade Bridlington Youth Theatre
Thu 26 Mar – 6.15pm: Page to Stage Youth Theatre
Performance: Wed 18 Mar at 6:15pm
Venue: Studio, York Theatre Royal
Duration: 0 hours
Age Guidance: 14+