Wishbones

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Wishbones investigates desire, mortality, shame and redemption in a provincial world that is vanishing before the eyes of its inhabitants

In a small town in Derbyshire, two middle-aged friends struggle to face up to the legacy of their shared childhood whilst grappling with present-day relationships and husbands both seen and unseen.

Author Bio

Lucinda Coxon was born in Derby. Her plays and films include Mornings After (1985), And One Another (1988); Bird Bones (1989); Improbabilities (a group of short plays for Loose Exchange Company, 1989); Eddie's Proposal (BBC studio screenplay, 1990); Waiting at the Water's Edge (1992); Spaghetti Slow (1993); Lily and the Secret Planting (screenplay, 1994); and Wishbones (1995). Her adaptation of Tarjei Vesaas's Norwegian novel Is-Slottet was published by Methuen Drama in 1995 in Making Scenes 3: four short plays for young actors.