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WORLD PREMIERE

PLAYFIGHT


BY JULIA GROGAN

DIRECTED BY BLANCHE McINTYRE

 

PRODUCTIONS
ABOUT

Kiera, Zainab and Lucy are smart, outrageous and savvy. They've figured out that there are some things school sex ed lessons don't cover. Now, as they grow from girls into women, they're going to find the answers... 

 

But nothing ever happens in their town, and they’re fifteen, so what do they know? 

 

By turns funny and poignant, their experiences as they grow from girls into women shine a light on contemporary desire, the pain we feel and the lengths we go to…

 

Informed by the rise in violence in mainstream pornography and the ‘rough sex defence’, Playfight interrogates the dangerous reality of the hyper-sexualisation and exploitation of young people.

Playwright's accolades: 

ETPEP Award 2020 - WINNER

Papatango Award 2020 - Shortlisted.

Theatre Uncut Award - Shortlisted.

Women’s Prize for Playwriting - Longlisted.

★★★★★ LONDON PUB THEATRES

★★★★★ YOUNGER THEATRE

★★★★ THE STAGE

★★★★ THE UPCOMING

★★★★ MOBILE THEATRE

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PRODUCTION
PHOTOS
TEAM

WRITER

JULIA GROGAN

DIRECTOR

BLANCHE McINTYRE

PRODUCED BY ARSALAN SATTARI PRODUCTIONS

IN ASSOCIATION WITH NEIL McPHERSON AT FINBOROUGH THEATRE

CAST
PRESS

“A stunning production from beginning to end... a blow-you-out-of-the-water tragi-comedy and coming-of-age tale.”
Kate Pettigrew, London Pub Theatres 

“Stellar performances and sharp, weighty writing.”
Jonathan Marshall, The Upcoming

"In my opinion a good play makes you laugh, cry and ask yourself important questions. Playfight does all of these things and more.”
Aimee Shields, A Younger Theatre

"Grogan pulls out with meticulous detail the way each girl’s early sexual experiences, whether destructive or sweet, private or far too public, shape their community, their futures and friendships.”
Frey Kwa Hawking, The Stage 

“Grogan’s play captures well the confusion of fluctuating hormones, peer pressure and a teenage girl’s desperate anticipation of being older she is…A distinct voice.”

Maryam Philpott, Reviews Hub
 

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