Life on Water, Death on Land - and Other Stories
A collection of short stories and plays ranging from science fiction to coming-of-age stories in a world where being an outsider is not a good or easy thing.
Praise for thud, beep, buzz
You have a strong sense of theatricality, and also a confidence in your ability to experiment and create confident and interesting language. [...] Intriguing, succinct and poetically rich. (Soho Theatre)
Praise for the child that was born on the sabbath day
It has a wonderful musicality to it [...] The release from usual theatrical form is exciting. (Gate Theatre)
Praise for Gone Fishing
[I]nvolving and atmospheric play. [...] The human story and its focus on loss is skilfully executed and very moving. (Soho Theatre)
[A] subtle sensitivity to human interchange (Hampstead Theatre)
Contents
Short stories
The Best Defence
For the Righteous shall Inherit the Land
The Number You Have Dialled
Fame
The Cats
Dream On
The Big Bang
Through the Fog, Darkly
Norm
Plays
thud, beep, buzz
the child that was born on the sabbath day
Life on Water, Death on Land
Gone Fishing