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Eigengrau

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  2w, 2m

Eigengrau
by Penelope Skinner

"Skinner's writing conjures a sense of being lost, lonely and perplexed in the midst of hectic urban life ... that carries a quietly potent modern misery." — Sam Marlowe, Time Out London

Eigengrau/ [ay-gen-gr-ow]/ noun. Intrinsic light; the colour seen by the eye in perfect darkness.
Femin'st activist Cassie is engage…

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary

Eigengrau/ [ay-gen-gr-ow]/ noun. Intrinsic light; the colour seen by the eye in perfect darkness.
Femin'st activist Cassie is engaged in a fervent struggle against patriarchal oppression. Her new flatmate Rose believes in true love and leprechauns. Across London, Mark believes in the power of marketing. His flatmate Tim Muffin is engaged in a fervent struggle just to get out of bed.
Mark goes home with Rose and meets Cassie. Rose enlists Tim's help to stalk Mark when he'stops calling her. In a city where Gumtree can feel like your closet friend, looking for the right person'sometimes leads you all the wrong places.

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting Various simple settings
  • Cautions
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"Skinner's writing conjures a sense of being lost, lonely and perplexed in the midst of hectic urban life ... that carries a quietly potent modern misery." — Sam Marlowe, Time Out London

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Penelope Skinner

Penelope Skinner's plays include The Village Bike (Royal Court Upstairs; 2011); The Sound of Heavy Rain (Paines Plough/Crucible Theatre Sheffield); Greenland (co-writer, National; 2011); The Literary Ball (co-writer, International Rough Cut, Royal Court; 2010); Eigengrau (Bus ...
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