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Extinguished Things

Monologues  /  1w

“My neighbours leave their flat one morning but don’t return. Alton and Evie, married 40 years, no kids. I have their spare keys. I cannot resist.”

Molly’s neighbours haven’t come home. The spare keys are in the lock. She’s over the threshold.

In a house that will never be lived in the same way again, Molly looks under the rock of a marriage, a family, an existence andbrings to light what has been left in the dark. The voices of a past echoed in belongings. Items left behind. Extinguished things.

A play that pieces together the story of two lives intertwined, Extinguished Things is a vivid, complex and moving look at what it means to spend your life with someone, and the nature of what you leave behind.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w
  • Duration
    Duration
    60 minutes (1 hour)
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner of the Adelaide Fringe Critics Circle Award 2019.

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Summary

“My neighbours leave their flat one morning but don’t return. Alton and Evie, married 40 years, no kids. I have their spare keys. I cannot resist.”

Molly’s neighbours haven’t come home. The spare keys are in the lock. She’s over the threshold. 

In a house that will never be lived in the same way again, Molly looks under the rock of a marriage, a family, an existence and brings to light what has been left in the dark. The voices of a past echoed in belongings. Items left behind. Extinguished things.

A play that pieces together the story of two lives intertwined, Extinguished Things is a vivid, complex and moving look at what it means to spend your life with someone, and the nature of what you leave behind.

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)

Media

"... thoughtful but gentle story." - The Stage

"... creates a vivid world for audience members to fall into." - The List

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £40 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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Authors

Molly Taylor

Molly Taylor is a playwright and theatre-maker, based in London. She began making work when she was an Associate of the National Theatre of Scotland. Her first production, Love Letters to the Public Transport System, toured Scotland in 2012 and won the Critics Circle Awar ...
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