The Girl Who Fell

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Sams dead at fifteen. Its a social media thing. Maybe. When bereaved mother and chaplain Thea sets off on a mission to follow her daughter somehow, shes joined on her journey by bickering teen twins Billie and Lenny, plus Gil a lost soul whose life collides with theirs in a way that can only ever get messy.

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Surprising, stimulating and touching unusual and gripping a unique and resonant drama * Times *
Sensitively written with impressively nimble dialogue * The Stage *
Laugh-out-loud funny Piercing, spellbinding, poignant, powerful * WhatsOnStage *
One of the quirkiest, warmest and funniest plays in some time Refreshingly original * Gay Times *

Author Bio

Sarah Rutherford worked as an actor for over a decade before becoming a playwright and screenwriter. She was the inaugural Writer in Residence of Park Theatre, where her play Adult Supervision was nominated Best Off-West End Production (WhatsOnStage Awards). Other plays include Hybrid Vigour, In Neon and What You Do To People. She has also worked on R&D projects and readings at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Donmar Warehouse, Hampstead Theatre, Theatre Royal Stratford East and Leeds Playhouse. She is now working on a number of film and TV projects, and is one half of 2not2 Productions with actor Tanya Moodie.