Head/Case
By (Author) Ron Hutchinson
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oberon Books Ltd
15th January 2005
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
822.914
Paperback
96
Width 130mm, Height 210mm
Somebody hit Tracy on the head with a brick. And something just as bad has happened to Julia. But how can you hang on to your identity when you don't know who you are anymore Head/Case is a powerful drama about identity and a mind damaged almost beyond repair. How do you define yourself when you literally don't know who you are anymore How do you begin to heal when you cannot fix your sense of self And how much does nationality, culture and memory shape who you actually are Produced at the Soho Theatre in January 2005.
(the play) raises questions about the minds ability to impose meaning on the physical world. It is philosophy in motion, if you like But what is most amazing is that this piece, by drawing attention to its own artifice, vividly celebrates the live, raw, communal experience of theatre and the mutual give and take between actors and audience * The Guardian *
Ron Hutchinson is an Emmy-Award winning screenwriter and Olivier nominated playwright, who has taught at the American Film Institute, been a Writer in Residence for the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, and worked with some of the biggest names in the Hollywood, including Marlon Brando, Samuel L Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor. He has written for HBO, Universal Studios, Showtime, and the BBC, amongst others and has got the scars to prove it.