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Pale Horse

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  5w, 7m

Joe Penhall

Pale Horse
by Joe Penhall

"As taut, tight and atmospheric as Macbeth." - Observer

Charles, disillusioned by the'sudden death of his wife, propels himself into a world of urban alienation and self-destruction in an attempt …

Pale Horse

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    Cast Size
    5w, 7m

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Summary
Charles, disillusioned by the'sudden death of his wife, propels himself into a world of urban alienation and self-destruction in an attempt to assuage the private demons that haunt him. Along the way he encounters the capricious Lucy and is forced to examine the nature of his own mortality, identity and beliefs.
Cast Attributes
Charles
Lucy
Undertaker
Vicar
GP
Maitre d'
Woman in Cemetery
Woman Drinker
Drinker One
Drinker Two
Police Constable
Woman Police Constable
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting Various simple settings

Media

"As taut, tight and atmospheric as Macbeth." - Observer

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