Burnt Out

A blackly comic psychological thriller for the stage, revealing the darker side of suburban life in Belfast.

About the author

Gary Mitchell is a British playwright based in Northern Ireland. His plays, many of them political thrillers about contemporary life in Belfast, have been widely performed, and he has been called 'Northern Ireland's greatest playwright' (Guardian).

His stage plays include In a Little World of Our Own (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 1997), As the Beast Sleeps (Abbey Theatre, 1998), Tearing the Loom (Lyric Belfast, 1998), Trust (Royal Court Upstairs, London, 1999), The Force of Change (Royal Court, 2000, winner of the George Devine Award and the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright), Loyal Women (Royal Court, 2003) and Burnt Out (Lyric, Belfast, 2023).

Summary

A blackly comic psychological thriller for the stage, revealing the darker side of suburban life in Belfast.

Product details

• Authors: Gary Mitchell, Mitchell Gary
• Publisher: Hern, Nick Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.10.2023
• EAN: 9781839042935
• ISBN: 978-1-83904-293-5
• No. of pages: 96
• Series: NHB Modern Plays
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; DRAMA / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards), Plays, Playscripts