Nick Hern Books, 2019

NHB Modern Plays

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Acts: 4, Scenes: 1, Roles: Total (7), Female (4), Male (3), Unassigned (0)

...Cordelia Lynn's play Hedda Tesman is a modern adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s 1891 play Hedda Gabler, from a literal translation by Anne-Marie Stanton-Ife. It explores motherhood, power and sabotage, asking what we inherit, what we endure...

Nick Hern Books, 2015

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Roles: Total (6), Female (1), Male (5), Unassigned (0)

...Cordelia Lynn's play Lela & Co. explores conflict and capitalism through a monologue for a female performer that is continually interrupted by male voices. It was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, on 3 September...

Nick Hern Books, 2018

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 7, Roles: Total (5), Female (3), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...Cordelia Lynn's play One For Sorrow is a drama about a family who offer refuge to a stranger following an attack on London. The play was the 2017 Pinter Commission, awarded annually to a playwright to support a new work at the Royal Court...