Pilgrims (NHB Modern Plays) - Softcover

Elinor Cook

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848425996 ISBN 13: 9781848425996

Publisher: Nick Hern Books, 2016

'You just want to stick flags on virgin territory and claim it as your own.'

Dan and Will climb mountains. Aged eighteen, they climbed Everest. They became legends.

Rachel isn't interested in being a character in Dan's story. She intends to make her own. But with the thrill of a climb just days away, it's not just principles, but people, in danger.

Pilgrims premiered at HighTide Festival 2016,in a co-production with HighTide, Theatr Clwyd and Vicky Graham Productions.

Review:

A gorgeous piece... layered and lyrical... Cook's characters are beautifully drawn and brilliantly played... Pilgrims isn't just a protest about the way women get sidelined in stories - that men get to be heroes, and women, their prizes - it dares to suggest there's a reason for that. --whatsonstage.com

Deft and witty... An eloquent cry of protest about the marginalisation of women in legend and story as well as life. --Guardian

About the Author:

Elinor Cook won the George Devine Award 2013 for Most Promising Playwright. Her play Image of an Unknown Young Woman premiered at the Gate Theatre, London, in 2015. Her other plays include The Girl's Guide to Saving the World (HighTide); The Boy Preference (National Theatre Connections); and this is where we got to when you came in (non zero one/Bush).

• Publisher: Nick Hern Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1848425996
• ISBN 13: 9781848425996
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80