Isaac Came Home from the Mountain

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Longlisted for The Bruntwood Prize, Phil Ormrods searing play, Isaac Came Home from the Mountainis about searching for a future in the dying heart of England. Bobbys out of school and out of work. Theres nothing going and nowhere to go. A job with Mike at the local scrapyard seems like everything he needs. A steady wage. A bit of self-respect. A chance to make good. But with the odds against him, and Mike's layabout son to contend with, it's not that easy. Driven by a dogged determination to prove his worth, Bobby makes a devastating mistake and risks throwing away his new life before its begun. "Set in a "sh*thole" town in central England, wracked by the death throes of industry and austerity,Isaac Came Home from the Mountainwonders where today's working men wash up. In a post-Blairite state that pushes young men through college towards lowly white-collar jobs estate agents and call centres what becomes of those better suited to an honest day's graft" (WhatsOnStage)

Author Bio

Phil Ormrod is a playwright and screenwriter. He trained at LAMDA and at the National Theatre Studio and from 2010-2011 he was Trainee Director at Northern Stage on an RTYDS bursary. He co-founded Switchback Productions and was co-director from 2011-2014. He works regularly at LAMDA as a visiting director.