Caterpillar

by Alison Carr

Overview

'I expect the plummet, I brace, but no. The wind is now a breeze is now a whisper and I've stopped; suspended in the sky…'

Greasy fish'n'chips, sticks of rock and a pot-bellied Spider-Man throwing himself off the pier; the annual 'Birdman' competition is in full flight. It's the busiest weekend of the year in this faded seaside town, but Bayview B&B is somehow closed for business.

A finalist in the Theatre503 Playwriting Award, Alison Carr's play Caterpillar is a darkly funny, searing and tender drama about those moments when we find ourselves teetering on the edge.

Caterpillar was first performed at Theatre503, London, in September 2018 before transferring to the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, produced by Small Truth Theatre in association with Theatre503 and Michelle Barnette Productions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781788500883
Publisher:	Hern, Nick Books
Publication date:	08/30/2018
Series:	NHB Modern Plays
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	778 KB

About the Author

Alison Carr's other plays include Hush and Can Cause Death.

Alison Carr is a writer for theatre, audio and screen.

Theatre credits include: A Street Like This (Unfolding Theatre; winner of Performance of the Year at the North East Culture Awards 2023); Until It's Gone (Òran Mór's A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Stellar Quines, Traverse Theatre); Tuesday (National Theatre Connections Festival 2020 & 2021); The Last Quiz Night On Earth (Box of Tricks, 2020); Caterpillar (Theatre503, London, 2018; finalist for the Theatre503 Playwriting Award); Iris (Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2016; winner of Writer of the Year, North East Culture Awards 2017); Fat Alice (Òran Mór's A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Traverse Theatre, Aberdeen Performing Arts); and The Soaking of Vera Shrimp (winner of the Live Theatre/The Empty Space Bursary Award).

Audio credits include: We Step Outside And Start To Dance (ACE, National Lottery, Winner – OnComm Award); Stuff (Painkiller Podcast); Dolly Would (BBC Radio 4).

Her play Birdie was a Finalist for the Women's Prize for Playwriting 2022.

Her short film Doppelganger is part of BBC Three's 'Long Story Short' series.