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Golden Child (Ravenhill)

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  6any gender (adult)

Mark Ravenhill

Taking inspiration from Oedipus and Chilean children who were taken from their biological parents to support the Pinochet regime, GOLDEN CHILD follows a young man's journey discovering that the people he knew to be his parents his whole life are not actually his parents.

Golden Child (Ravenhill)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    6any gender (adult)
  • Duration
    Duration
    60 minutes (1 hour)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Experimental
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Taking inspiration from Oedipus and Chilean children who were taken from their biological parents to support the Pinochet regime, GOLDEN CHILD follows a young man's journey discovering that the people he knew to be his parents his whole life are not actually his parents. 
History
GOLDEN CHILD premiered as a part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2014 in a production by the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre.
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Performing Groups

A

B

C

D

E

F

The play has six characters: A, B, C, D, E and F. The first production used three actors.

Note from Mark Ravenhill: I'm happy for any of the parts to be played by whoever, whatever
gender. The gendered casting is only a suggestion and the parts are open to
anyone wherever they are on the gender spectrum. 

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No Intermission
  • Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)
  • Cautions
    • Drugs
    • Intense Adult Themes
    • Strong Language

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
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Authors

Mark Ravenhill

Mark Ravenhill
Mark Ravenhill was born in Haywards Heath, West Sussex in 1966. He studied Drama and English at Bristol University. His first play Shopping and Fucking was produced by Out of Joint and the Royal Court Theatre in 1996. Subsequent plays include Faust Is Dead and Handbag (both ...
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