: James Fritz
: James Fritz Plays: One (NHB Modern Plays)
: Nick Hern Books
: 9781788507226
: 1
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: Dramatik
: English
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A playwright known for dazzling structural inventiveness combined with emotional intelligence and wit, James Fritz is a unique voice in British theatre. His work, reflected in these six plays covering the first decade of his career, confronts the fault lines in our culture with thrilling imagination, an unflinching moral seriousness and a warm, compassionate sense of humour. Four Minutes Twelve Seconds (Hampstead Theatre, 2014; Trafalgar Studios, 2015; winner of the Critics' Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright) is a 'morally terrifying drama' (Evening Standard) that unpicks the trust between parents and their teenage offspring in an age of selfies and sexting. Ross& Rachel (Edinburgh Fringe, 2015; Off-Broadway, 2016) is a 'dialogue for one' that takes an incisive look at the myths of modern love. 'Shockingly good... a virtuosic piece of writing, playful, post-modern and devastatingly serious, all at once' Time Out Parliament Square (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, and Bush Theatre, London, 2017; winner of the Judges' Award, Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting) is a searingly powerful exploration of what one individual can do to effect change. 'There are few playwrights working in Britain today whose work is as slick and unsettling as James Fritz's' Exeunt Lava (Nottingham Playhouse/Fifth Word, 2018; revived 2022) is a funny, tender and moving story about friendship and reconnection in the aftermath of catastrophe. 'Compassionate, warm and funny... Fritz's plays find reservoirs of humour in places you wouldn't expect' The Stage Skyscraper Lullaby (Audible Original, 2022) is a powerful drama, first written as an audio play, about two parents trying to come to terms with the disappearance of their toddler, a haunting examination of the ways we cope with tragedy, complicity and remorse. Also included is a previously unpublished short play, twins (Arcola Theatre, 2015), as well as a playful and illuminating introduction written by the author.

James Fritz is a playwright whose work includes: The Flea (Yard Theatre, London, 2023);Lava (Nottingham Playhouse/Fifth Word, 2018; revived 2022);Parliament Square (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, and Bush Theatre, London, 2017);Start Swimming (Young Vic Taking Part, Edinburgh Fringe, 2017);The Fall (National Youth Theatre at the Finborough Theatre, London, 2016);Comment is Free (Old Vic New Voices, 2015; BBC Radio 4, 2016; winner of the Imison and Tinniswood Awards for audio drama, 2017);Ross& Rachel (MOTOR at Assembly George Square, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2015; 59E59 Theaters, New York);Four Minutes Twelve Seconds (Hampstead Theatre, 2014; Most Promising Playwright, Critics' Circle Awards);Lines (Rosemary Branch Theatre, 2011).

Two parents.

DI  This is Jack’s shirt.

DAVID  Yeah.

DI  There’s blood down it.

DAVID  There is.

DI  Blood. On his shirt.

DAVID  No flies on you, are there?

DI  Where is he?

DAVID  Now –

DI  Where is he?

DAVID  In his room.

DI  Is he okay?

DAVID  He’s fine.

DI  There’s blood on his shirt.

DAVID  He had a nosebleed.

DI  It’s a nice shirt. A nosebleed?

DAVID  A nosebleed.

DI  No he didn’t.

DAVID  How’d you know?

DI  He don’t get nosebleeds.

DAVID  Well this time he did. A gusher.

DI  Tell me what happened.

DAVID  A gusher.

DI  Tell me what happened.

DAVID  Diane

DI  David.

DAVID  Do you really want to do this now?

He was jumped by some lads.

DI  Oh my god.

DAVID  Coming out of school. Nothing serious.

DI  He was fighting?

DAVID  Nothing serious.

DI  He was fighting.

DAVID  He didn’t do anything. Says he didn’t know them.

DI  Who were they?

DAVID  Says he didn’t know them. Some lads from St Thomas’s. Picking on the posh kids.

DI  He ain’t posh.

DAVID  He wears a blazer.

DI  They make him.

DAVID  St Thomas’s do