Nuclear Children
Synopsis:
Nuclear Children is a dark comedy about mental health, a submarine accident and a melon.
We follow nineteen year old ISLA SPARROW as she tries to navigate her first year of uni following the semi-recent death of her father.
An ode to our broken mental health system, we journey through grief, friendship, reality bending breakdowns and conversations with a dead dad at the at the bottom of the ocean in a sunken submarine.
Number of Characters: 8
Minimum Number of Actors Required: 1
Length (in Pages): 25
Location: Somerset / London
Key Words: dark comedy, comedy, young people, family, grief
Has the Play Been Produced? Yes
Are the Rights Available? Yes
Has the Play Been Published? No
Award nominations/wins: 2021 Platform Presents Playwriting Prize, Nominated for OffFest Fringe Theatre Award 2023
Reviews:
https://www.westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/review-nuclear-children-platform-presents-ed-fringe
https://theatreweekly.com/edinburgh-review-nuclear-children-at-pleasance-courtyard/
https://threeweeksedinburgh.com/article/nuclear-children-platform-presents/
https://www.comedy.co.uk/fringe/2023/nuclear-children/
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