"I'm older now, I'm stronger. How do you know I haven't sorted out some natural equilibrium on my own?"
Anna has been medicated for a range of mood and behavioural disorders for as long as she can remember. Now she wants to know what life would be like without pills and prescriptions. More fulfilling? More exciting? More real?
As Anna tries to find out who she really is, her mother, Renee, remains determined to protect her. She can't bear to watch her daughter go through the anguish all over again, to throw it all away for a personal experiment – but Anna's treatment is no longer her decision.
Winner of the Judges' Award in the prestigious Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting (UK), Kendall Feaver's captivating play is a profound and compelling study of a young woman trying to discover where her illness ends and her identity begins. The Almighty Sometimes is a quick-witted and bracingly honest take on the difficult choices you make in your child's best interests, and what happens when you no longer have a say.
KENDALL FEAVER won a Judges’ Award at the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting – the largest playwriting competition in Europe – for her play, The Almighty Sometimes. The play was first produced to critical acclaim at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, and enjoyed a second successful production at Griffin Theatre Company, Sydney. The Almighty Sometimes went on to win ‘Best New Play’ at the 2018 UK Theatre Awards and earned Kendall a nomination for ‘Best Writer’ at The Stage Debut Awards. Previously, she has been shortlisted for the Griffin Award, the Max Afford Playwright’s Award and was Highly Commended for the State Library of NSW’s Mona Brand Emerging Writer Award. Kendall has been invited on attachment at the National Theatre Studio and the Bush Theatre, London. She is currently under commission to Manhattan Theatre Club in New York and is the recipient of the 2019 Philip Parsons Fellowship with Belvoir Theatre Company in Sydney.
| Cast Info | 3F, 1M |
| Genres | Drama |
| Themes | - |
| Audiences | Adult |
| Extent | 90 |
| Edition | Standard |
| Size | 137 x 210 mm |