More Light and the other 'ladies of the Emperor' have been immured with the recently deceased Chinese ruler. Used to a secure and luxurious existence, they are driven to extreme of human behaviour which test to the limit their mutual loyalty. More Light by Bryony Lavery was specially commissioned by the Royal National Theatre for the BT National Connections Scheme for young people.

More Light (Connections)

Literature & Fiction

Lavery, Bryony

Dramas & Plays

Faber&Faber

This is a comedy of wedding days and life-long responsibilities, told with wit and flair by one of Britain's most distinctive writers. Briony Lavery's plays include: Her Aching Heart, Goliath and Frozen.

A Wedding Story (StageScript)

One evening, ten-year-old Rhona goes missing. Her mother, Nancy, retreats into a state of frozen hope. Agnetha, an academic, comes to England to research a thesis entitled "Serial Killings: A Forgivable Act?" Then there's Ralph, a loner with a bit of a record who's looking for some distraction . . . Drawn together by horrific circumstances, these three embark upon a long, dark journey that finally curves upward into the light.

Frozen

Smoke

Faber and Faber

A Wedding Story'A spry if wintry comedy about a lesbian, a wedding-day bonk, and a mother who contracts Alzheimer's... It dares to find failure and frivolity (a sure sign of dramatic honesty) in the face of domestic hell. Funny, frank and churning by turns, this struck me as a lyrical new play about the unlyrical business of coping when real life knocks on the door.' Daily ExpressFrozen Winner of the TMA Best New Play award and Eileen Anderson Central Television Award for Best Play.'Bryony Lavery's big, brave, compassionate play about grief, revenge, forgiveness and bearing the unbearable.' Guardian'A major play... thrilling, humane and timely.' The Times'Consistently surprising and even bravely comic... The almost thriller-like promise of the play's climactic confrontation is like a time-bomb ticking in the back of your head. IndependentIllyriaA young war reporter gets abducted and finds herself in the midst of a cycle of violence, in a land crippled by hate.More Light'Triumphant... A startlingly metaphorical play about the creation of art.' Independent

Bryony Lavery Plays 1: A Wedding Story, Frozen, Illyria, More Light: Wedding Story; Frozen; Illyria; More Light v. 1

Brideshead Revisited

Arts & Photography

Performing Arts

Four days ago phone call from the police They think they have some news for us Can they come over?
A psychological thriller about a mother whose child goes missing; a play about retribution, remorse and redemption and the interwoven lives of three strangers as they try to make sense of the unimaginable. Bryony Lavery's Frozen was winner of the TMA Best New Play award and the Eileen Anderson Central Television Award for Best Play. Frozen premiered at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1998. The play was revived at the National Theatre, London, in 2002 and at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, in February 2018. 
'Bryony Lavery's big, brave, compassionate play about grief, revenge, forgiveness and bearing the unbearable.' Guardian

Treasure Island

Samuel French Ltd.

Teacher requests for new drama by the best authors are met in these plays recently commissioned from leading professional playwrights. Revised National Curriculum requirements for students to read recent and contemporary drama are catered for in scripts specifically written for 11-16+. Having been performed as part of a nationawide youth theatre scheme, Connections are suited for school-based productions. Connections are ideal for class reading and studio performance, lasting about one hour each, and with casts of 7-20+. Activities and support material provided on a dedicated website will encourage pupils to engage with and think beyond the text.

Children's Books

Arts, Music & Photography

Nelson Thornes

One evening, ten-year-old Rhona goes missing. Her mother, Nancy, retreats into a state of frozen hope. Agnetha, an academic, comes to England to research a thesis entitled "Serial Killings: A Forgivable Act?" Then there's Ralph, a loner with a bit of a record who's looking for some distraction . . . Drawn together by horrific circumstances, these three embark upon a long, dark journey that finally curves upward into the light.

Dramatist's Play Service

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Books by Lavery, Bryony

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More Light (Connections)

A Wedding Story (StageScript)

Frozen

Smoke

Bryony Lavery Plays 1: A Wedding Story, Frozen, Illyria, More Light: Wedding Story; Frozen; Illyria; More Light v. 1

Brideshead Revisited

Frozen

Treasure Island

More Light (Connections)

Frozen