Artefacts
Sixteen-year-old Kelly has never known her Dad. Turns out he’s from Iraq, which her mum never mentioned, and he’s brought an ancient Mesopotamian vase as some kind of present.
But Kelly doesn’t want a vase. She wants her dad to stay and get to know her.
It’s not the reunion either of them expected and for Kelly, it’s the beginning of an epic and dangerous journey.
February - March 2008/
Bush Theatre, London
March - April 2008/
UK Tour
May 2008/
59E59 Theaters, New York
Creatives:
Direction / James Grieve
Design / Lucy Osborne
Lighting / Hartley TA Kemp
Music / Arthur Darvill
Cast:
Mouna Albakry
Karen Ascoe
Amy Hamdoon
Peter Polycarpou
Lizzy Watts
“A compelling bullet of a play … the dialogue crackles, and the pace gallops.”
new york times
“An extraordinary contribution by the London playwright Mike Bartlett…an exhilarating performance from Lizzy Watts…dazzling as the linchpin of this fine, measured production.”
New York Observer
“This is dramatic writing of a very high order indeed…a meticulously crafted play… with a dazzling performance from Lizzy Watts.”
Daily Telegraph
“Embarrassment of riches doesn’t begin to cover it. I cannot recall when last I saw so much, on both narrative and thematic levels…you would be hard pressed to find its equal playing in London.”
Financial Times
