Seeds

It's Michael Thomas's birthday. A cake sits in his mother Evelyn's living room, its candles burning undisturbed.

On the fifteenth anniversary of Michael's fatal stabbing, Jackie wants to clear her conscience, whilst Evelyn's got a big speech to deliver. Are some things better left unsaid?

Mel Pennant's play seeds explores the human story behind a tragedy, through the eyes of those left behind: two mothers united in sorrow, and sharing the hardship of protecting their sons - one in life, and one in death.

seeds was shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award, and first produced on a UK tour in 2020 by tiata fahodzi and Wrested Veil, in association with Leeds Playhouse, Soho Theatre and Tara Finney Productions.

About the author

Mel Pennant is a screenwriter and playwright, and a practising lawyer. Her plays include: seeds (tiata fahodzi tour, 2020) and No Rhyme (Jack Studio Theatre, London, 2013).

Summary

A play about two mothers united in sorrow, sharing the hardship of protecting their sons – one in life, and one in death.

Product details

• Authors: Mel Pennant
• Publisher: Hern, Nick Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.02.2020
• EAN: 9781848429451
• ISBN: 978-1-84842-945-1
• No. of pages: 96
• Series: NHB Modern Plays
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; DRAMA / General, Plays, Playscripts, Plays, playscripts, drama