Polly Stenham: Plays 1

Polly Stenham's explosive That Face, written at the age of nineteen, was staged at the Royal Court before transferring to London's West End. Tusk Tusk and No Quarter followed, also for the Royal Court. Her fourth play, Hotel, opened at the National Theatre.

All four are contained in Plays 1, together with an introduction from the author.


About the Author
Stenham, Polly: - Polly Stenham is a playwright, screenwriter and director. Her plays include That Face at the Royal Court, for which she was awarded the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright 2007 and the 2008 Critics' Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright. The play transferred to the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End in 2008. Tusk Tusk and No Quarter both directed by Jeremy Herrin opened at the Royal Court in 2009 and 2013. Her play Hotel opened at the National Theatre in June 2014. She is currently under commission to the Donmar Warehouse, Film Four, the Almeida and the National. Her screen adaptation of her play Tusk Tusk is in development with Origin/Film4. And she co wrote Neon Demon directed by Nicolas Winding Refn.