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It Felt Empty When the Heart Went at First But it is Alright Now
Lucy Kirkwood
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Description for It Felt Empty When the Heart Went at First But it is Alright Now
Paperback. A play that explores the life of an Eastern European woman forced into the sex trade in London. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 86.
'I know exactly how much I am worth. I am worth one thousand euros because that is how much Babac paid for me. To put this in easy language, that is like two-and-a-half iPhones.'
A luminous journey exploring the life of Dijana Polancec: professional romantic, eternal optimist and accidental prostitute.
Lucy Kirkwood's it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now is a play about modern-day sex trafficking. It was commissioned by Clean Break and first performed by the company at the Arcola Theatre in London in October 2009.
The play was ... Read more
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848420816
SKU
V9781848420816
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About Lucy Kirkwood
Lucy Kirkwood is a British playwright and screenwriter whose plays include: The Human Body (Donmar Warehouse, London, 2024); Rapture (promoted as That Is Not Who I Am, Royal Court Theatre, London, 2022); The Welkin (National Theatre, London 2020); Mosquitoes (National Theatre, 2017); The Children (Royal Court Theatre, 2016); Chimerica (Almeida Theatre & West End, 2013; winner of the 2014 Olivier ... Read more
Reviews for It Felt Empty When the Heart Went at First But it is Alright Now
'Unflinching... theatre that provokes in the best way, without lurid melodrama or sentimentality, but with wit and tenderness... demands that we watch and listen'
The Times
'Superb... deeply painful and profoundly disturbing'
The Stage
The Times
'Superb... deeply painful and profoundly disturbing'
The Stage