Lucy Kirkwood
British playwright whose work examines social and political crisis through intimate domestic drama. Chimerica, about an American photojournalist and Tiananmen Square, won multiple Olivier Awards. The Children is a quietly devastating play about nuclear disaster and responsibility across generations.
Works
- ChimericaDual narrative linking Tiananmen Square and American journalism through obsession
- The ChildrenPost-apocalyptic family drama exploring relationships after nuclear catastrophe
- MosquitoesDarkly comic play about office politics and power dynamics among colleagues
- it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now
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