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Blink
Short Play, Drama / 1w, 1m
Phil Porter
This is the tale of Jonah, Sophie, and a fox called Scruffilitis. It's a love story. A dysfunctional, voyeuristic and darkly funny love story, but a love story all the same. This new play by the Bruntwood Playwriting Prize winner Phil Porter, is an exciting collaboration between Soho Theatre ‐ London's most vibrant venue for new writing, comedy and cabaret ‐ and internationally acclaimed Fringe First winners nabokov.
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Cast Size
1w, 1m -
Duration
75 Minutes
Details
Summary
This is the tale of Jonah, Sophie, and a fox called Scruffilitis. It's a love story. A dysfunctional, voyeuristic and darkly funny love story, but a love story all the same.
This new play by the Bruntwood Playwriting Prize winner Phil Porter, is an exciting collaboration between Soho Theatre ‐ London's most vibrant venue for new writing, comedy and cabaret ‐ and internationally acclaimed Fringe First winners nabokov.
Read our interview with Phil Porter to learn more about the play.
- Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Duration 75 Minutes
Media
"Blink is everything you want in a relationship play: funny, painful, affecting." - The New York Times, Read more
"The awkward silences here make you wonder what possibilities Harold Pinter might have found in Wi-Fi monitoring technology." - The Guardian, Read more
"Phil Porter’s subversion of the romantic comedy remains a bittersweet and tender thing... While Porter’s skewed two-hander flirts with the conventions of romantic comedy, the results are pleasingly idiosyncratic and complex, dealing sensitively with bereavement and loneliness." - The Stage, Read more
"It really is a charmingly sweet and smile-inducing piece of theatre." - A Younger Theatre, Read more
"The strength of Porter’s writing lies in its use of detail, its attention to specifics and its use of tonal juxtaposition" - Exeunt, Read more
"Blink feels closer to an indie romcom movie than any other theatrical reference point" - The Skinny, Read more
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Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
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