One Minute

Simon Stephens

Bloomsbury Academic, Jun 4, 2003 - Drama - 73 pages

The new play by the Royal Court's writer-in-residence




"When you close your eyes and you think about your home, what do you think about?"

Robert Evans is new to the police force, and his enthusiasm for the case is keener than that of his cynical colleague Gary Burroughs. They're both looking for a missing child. But as the mother, Dr Anne Schults, wants to know, when does "missing" become "presumed dead"? Simon Stephens' new play is a disquieting portrait of the many lives that are united in the single moment it takes for a child to disappear.
Praise for Simon Stephens:

"A major new voice in British Theatre" - Scotsman; "Herons is filled with a sense of life's miraculous potential. It deals with damaged characters yet is imbued with a poetic lyricism" - Guardian

Contents

• Section 1: 5
• Section 2: 6
• Section 3: 7

About the author

Simon Stephens' first play "Bluebird" was produced at the Royal Court, London, in 1998. His next, "Herons," was nominated for the Olivier Award for most promising playwright, and "Port" was awarded the Pearson award for Best New Plays in 2002. He is currently writer-in-residence at the Royal Court Theater, London.

Bibliographic information

• Title: One Minute; Methuen Modern Plays Series; Methuen drama; Modern Plays
• Author: Simon Stephens
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2003
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Mar 3, 2008
• ISBN: 0413773655, 9780413773654
• Length: 73 pages
• Subjects: Drama / General