The Strange Death of John Doe

by Fiona Doyle

Overview

London, present day. The body of an unidentified young man is found face down in a suburban street. Who is he and where did he come from? He has no ID and nobody witnessed anything. It's as if he has just fallen from the sky…

Pathologists and police working on the case must uncover the truth and piece the story – and body – of this 'John Doe' back together. A breakthrough sends DC John Kavura into overdrive and as his investigation unravels, he uncovers a haunting story of our time.

Inspired by real events, Fiona Doyle's play The Strange Death of John Doe is a powerful and poignant drama that premiered at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs, London, in 2018, and was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781788500548
Publisher:	Hern, Nick Books
Publication date:	05/24/2018
Series:	NHB Modern Plays
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	242 KB

About the Author

Fiona Doyle's other plays include Abigail, Deluge (winner of the The Eamon Keane Full-length Play Award) and Coolatully (winner of the Papatango New Writing Prize).

Fiona Doyle is a playwright whose work includes: Abigail (Bunker Theatre, London, 2017);  Deluge (Hampstead Theatre Downstairs, 2015; winner of the 2014 Eamon Keane Full-Length Play Award);  Coolatully (Finborough Theatre, London, 2014; winner of the 2014 Papatango New Writing Prize); and So Gay (winner of the 2013 Play for the Nation’s Youth).

Her short plays include Rootbound and Rigor Mortis (Arcola Theatre) and Two Sisters (Southwark Playhouse).

She was awarded the Irish Theatre Institute’s inaugural 2015/16 Phelim Donlon Playwright’s Bursary and Residency Award.

Editorial Reviews

"Part police procedural, part on-the-run thriller, The Strange Death of John Doe is intelligently structured... Doyle weaves a remarkable, continent-hopping story of heroism, love and desperation." — The Stage

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