How Love is Spelt
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How Love is Spelt is a 2005 play
written by Chloe Moss
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in London
and is available in print from Nick Hern Books
.
The play was revived in November 2006 at the Space in London's Docklands by 'Built-Up'. The cast included Mark Aidan, Katie Beswick, Kaijah McMahon, Debra Baker and Martin Mulgrew. The production was directed by Alex Wheeler.
after discovering that she is pregnant. The play all takes place in Peta's London flat and is a series of duologues between Peta and five other characters (Joe, Steven, Chantelle, Marion and Colin) who all help Peta to reveal something about herself.
Play (theatre)
A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed...
written by Chloe Moss
Chloe Moss
-Life:Ms. Moss grew up in Liverpool and attended Manchester Metropolitan University, where she studied film. She joined the Royal Court's Young Writers programme and wrote her first professional play, A Day In Dull Armour...
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Production
It was first produced at the Bush TheatreBush Theatre
The Bush Theatre is based in Shepherd's Bush, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It was established in 1972 above The Bush public house by Brian McDermott, and has since become one of the most celebrated new writing theatres in the world. An intimate venue renowned for its close-up...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and is available in print from Nick Hern Books
Nick Hern Books
Nick Hern Books is a London-based independent specialist publisher of plays, theatre books and screenplays. The company was founded by the former Methuen drama editor Nick Hern in 1988.-History:...
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The play was revived in November 2006 at the Space in London's Docklands by 'Built-Up'. The cast included Mark Aidan, Katie Beswick, Kaijah McMahon, Debra Baker and Martin Mulgrew. The production was directed by Alex Wheeler.
Plot
It tells the story of Peta, who has escaped from London to LiverpoolLiverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
after discovering that she is pregnant. The play all takes place in Peta's London flat and is a series of duologues between Peta and five other characters (Joe, Steven, Chantelle, Marion and Colin) who all help Peta to reveal something about herself.