About me

Sam Burns was born in Cardiff. Her produced work includes a piece in Paines Plough’s Come to Where I’m From, ‘Two Bears’ for Sixty-Six Books at the Bush Theatre, ‘Amnesty’ in Agent 160 Presents Agent 160 and The Ostrich, a 15-minute play for BBC Radio Wales in 2014. Her full-length play Not the Worst Place was produced by Paines Plough in April-May 2014 and was shortlisted for the 2011 Susan Smith Blackburn Award. Her radio play Floor 13 aired on BBC Radio 4’s Afternoon Drama slot in May 2017. She participated in the BBC’s Welsh Voices development scheme in 2022. She works as a kitchen assistant.

My Plays

Not The Worst Place

Synopsis:

'I ain't got a city named for me . . . The swans have though, haven't they. They got a city named for them.'

Seventeen-year-old Emma dreams of adventures beyond her Swansea home. Rhys, her boyfriend, has other plans for them.

Facing the consequences of their actions under the disapproving eye of Emma's mother, they struggle to find a happy medium.

Now, camped out on Swansea seafront, they must confront the difficult question of what it takes to leave the place that shaped them.

A story about what happens when life gets in the way of your dreams.

Number of Characters: 4

Minimum Number of Actors Required: 4

Length (in Pages): 112

Location: Swansea

Key Words: Mythology, Wales, Swansea, Greek gods, pregnancy, teen pregnancy, young people, seaside

Has the Play Been Produced? Yes

Are the Rights Available? Yes

Has the Play Been Published? Yes

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