Nick Hern Books, 2017

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Scenes: 17, Roles: Total (10), Female (5), Male (5), Unassigned (0)

...Vivienne Franzmann's play Bodies is a family drama exploring the ethical and social dilemmas raised by surrogate motherhood. It was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, on 5 July 2017. The play...

Nick Hern Books, 2012

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 26, Roles: Total (12), Female (4), Male (8), Unassigned (0)

...Vivienne Franzmann’s play Mogadishu is a cautionary tale of a teacher who intervenes on behalf of a troublesome student, only to find her actions rebounding on herself to disastrous effect. It was the joint winner of the 2008 Bruntwood...

Nick Hern Books, 2014

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Scenes: 17, Roles: Total (3), Female (2), Male (1), Unassigned (0)

...Vivienne Franzmann's play Pests is about how and why young women get caught up in the criminal justice system, and the impact that drug dependency, childhood sexual abuse and associated mental illness can have on their lives...

Methuen Drama, 2020

Modern Plays

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...The IT is a play about a teenage girl who has something growing inside her. She doesn't know what it is, but she knows it's not a baby. It expands in her body. It starts in her stomach, but quickly outgrows that, until eventually it takes...

Nick Hern Books, 2021

NHB Modern Plays

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Roles: Total (11), Female (5), Male (1), Unassigned (5)

...Vivienne Franzmann's play The IT is a darkly comic state-of-the-nation play exploring adolescent mental health and the rage within, presented in the style of a direct-address documentary.   Written specifically...

Nick Hern Books, 2012

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 17, Roles: Total (3), Female (1), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...Vivienne Franzmann’s The Witness is a play about Western attitudes to the developing world, and about the moral repercussions of intervening in foreign conflict. It was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, on 1 June...