What's In The Cat
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
What's In The Cat
By (Author) Linda Brogan
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Methuen Drama
1st August 2006
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
822.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
80
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 5mm
110g
Description
An unflinching portrait of a family in crisis from an award-winning writer
'The night you threw me out I was frightened. But not as much as I am being back here ... I don't belong here no more.'
Lauren's come back for Christmas dinner, but she's not staying. They've found her a place with a crche so she can do her exams. Dad thinks she should stay home and Mum thinks she should have kept her legs shut. It's Moss Side 1974.
What's in the Cat premiered at Contact Theatre, Manchester, in November 2005 before transferring to the Royal Court, London, in December.
Linda Brogan's work includes a production of Basil and Beattie (Royal Exchange/Liverpool Everyman) and commissions by Wolsey/Tricycle (The Very Thought of You),Clean Break (Black Crows) and Contact (Ghost Town). She was a winner of the Alfred Fagon Award in 2001.
'Compelling, and often very funny, viewing. Four Stars' Manchester Online
Author Bio
Linda Brogan's work includes a production of Basil and Beattie (Royal Exchange/Liverpool Everyman), winner of the Alfred Fagon Award in 2001, and commissions by Wolsey/Tricycle (The Very Thought of Yo u), Clean Break (Black Crows) and Contact (Ghost Town).
