| Author: | Rebecca Peyton, Martin M. Bartelt | ISBN: | 9781849433044 |
| Publisher: | Oberon Books | Publication: | June 18, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Oberon Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Rebecca Peyton, Martin M. Bartelt |
| ISBN: | 9781849433044 |
| Publisher: | Oberon Books |
| Publication: | June 18, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Oberon Books |
| Language: | English |
....a little show about death and other taboos..... Since her big sister, BBC journalist Kate Peyton, was murdered in Somalia, Rebecca has had rather a strange time. She welcomes us to her world in a passionately political, sharply comical and painfully personal account of life after Kate.
Crafting a moving and often comic tapestry of private moments from a public tragedy, Rebecca tells her own story of a courageous journalist and a loving big sister, whom she misses.
‘A reminder of how almost absurdly precious life is’ **** - The Times
‘A well crafted, subtle piece of storytelling’ **** - The Scotsman
‘Recalls the best of humanity... It is impossible not to be moved’ **** -WhatsOnStage
‘at once universally resonant and undeniably personal….touching, brave and surprisingly funny…an extraordinary—yet delightfully ordinary—story of loss and struggle, but ultimately love.’ – British Theatre Guide
‘painfully honest, brutally humorous and certainly hopeful…. a unique and entertaining piece of theatre’ – Fourth Wall Magazine
‘a visceral true story of the grief, confusion and beauty….Compelling’ –The Independent
‘a piece that once delivered will linger in the audiences’ mind…subtle and unobtrusive…[an] emotional ride’ – A Younger Theatre
‘an artful expression of grief at its most painful’ 4 stars – The Telegraph
....a little show about death and other taboos..... Since her big sister, BBC journalist Kate Peyton, was murdered in Somalia, Rebecca has had rather a strange time. She welcomes us to her world in a passionately political, sharply comical and painfully personal account of life after Kate.
Crafting a moving and often comic tapestry of private moments from a public tragedy, Rebecca tells her own story of a courageous journalist and a loving big sister, whom she misses.
‘A reminder of how almost absurdly precious life is’ **** - The Times
‘A well crafted, subtle piece of storytelling’ **** - The Scotsman
‘Recalls the best of humanity... It is impossible not to be moved’ **** -WhatsOnStage
‘at once universally resonant and undeniably personal….touching, brave and surprisingly funny…an extraordinary—yet delightfully ordinary—story of loss and struggle, but ultimately love.’ – British Theatre Guide
‘painfully honest, brutally humorous and certainly hopeful…. a unique and entertaining piece of theatre’ – Fourth Wall Magazine
‘a visceral true story of the grief, confusion and beauty….Compelling’ –The Independent
‘a piece that once delivered will linger in the audiences’ mind…subtle and unobtrusive…[an] emotional ride’ – A Younger Theatre
‘an artful expression of grief at its most painful’ 4 stars – The Telegraph
