The Children

TitleThe Children
Year for Search2016
AuthorsKirkwood, Lucy(b. 1984)
Date Published2016
PublisherNick Hern Books
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsEnglish author, Female author
Annotation

A dystopian play based on the Fukushima disaster that takes place in a future England where a similar disaster has occurred. 

Info Notes

The play, directed by James Macdonald, was first performed November 16, 2016, and in New York December 12, 2017, where it was nominated for the 2018 Outer Circle Critics Award for the Best New Broadway Play and for a Tony in 2018 for Best Play. 

Holding Institutions

NNU

Author Note

Female author (b. 1984)

Full Text

2016 Kirkwood, Lucy (b. 1984). The Children. London: Nick Hern Books. NNU

A dystopian play based on the Fukushima disaster that takes place in a future England where a similar disaster has occurred. The play, directed by James Macdonald, was first performed November 16, 2016, and in New York December 12, 2017, where it was nominated for the 2018 Outer Circle Critics Award for the Best New Broadway Play and for a Tony in 2018 for Best Play. Female author.