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There's a hole running through the centre of my stomach. You must have all felt a bit awkward because you can probably see it. Sea Wall is a delicate monologue, completely devastating and beautifully powerful.Alex's story, spoken directly to the audience, begins full of clear light and smiles, as he speaks about his wife, visiting her father in the South of France, having a daughter, photography, and the bottom of the sea. His tone is natural, happy and engaging, with flickers of questions about belief and religion glimpsed under the surface. But his contentment falls away into deep and heart-breaking grief, crumbling to pieces with a vividness that is incredibly moving.
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Simon Stephens began his theatrical career in the literary department of the Royal Court Theatre, where he ran its Young Writers' Programme. His plays for theatre include
Bluebird (Royal Court Theatre)
Herons (Royal Court Theatre, 2001);
Port (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, 2002);
One Minute (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 2003 and Bush Theatre, London, 2004);
Christmas (Bush Theatre, 2004);
Country Music (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, 2004);
On the Shore of the Wide World (Royal Exchange Theatre and National Theatre, London, 2005);
Motortown (Royal Court Theatre Downstairs, 2006);
Pornography (Tricycle Theatre, London, 2009);
Harper Regan (National Theatre, 2008);
Sea Wall (Bush Theatre, 2009);
Heaven (Traverse Theatre, 2009);
Punk Rock (Lyric Hammersmith, London, 2009);
The Trial of Ubu (Essen Schauspielhaus/Toneelgroep Amsterdam, 2010);
A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky (co-written with David Eldridge and Robert Holman; Lyric Hammersmith, London, 2010);
Wastwater (Royal Court Theatre Downstairs, 2011);
Morning (Lyric Hammersmith, 2012); an adaptation of
A Doll's House (Young Vic, 2012); an adaptation of
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (National Theatre, 2012);
Blindsided (Royal Exchange, 2014); and
Birdland (Royal Court, 2014). His radio plays include
Five Letters Home to Elizabeth (BBC Radio 4, 2001) and
Digging (BBC Radio 4, 2003). Awards include the Pearson Award for Best New Play, 2001, for
Port; Olivier Award for Best New Play for
On the Shore of the Wide World, 2005; and for
Motortown German critics in Theater Heute's annual poll voted him Best Foreign Playwright, 2007. His adaptation of
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Play.
Zusammenfassung
There's a hole running through the centre of my stomach. You must have all felt a bit awkward because you can probably see it.
Sea Wall is a delicate monologue, completely devastating and beautifully powerful.
Alex’s story, spoken directly to the audience, begins full of clear light and smiles, as he speaks about his wife, visiting her father in the South of France, having a daughter, photography, and the bottom of the sea. His tone is natural, happy and engaging, with flickers of questions about belief and religion glimpsed under the surface. But his contentment falls away into deep and heart-breaking grief, crumbling to pieces with a vividness that is incredibly moving.
