The skriker / Caryl Churchill.

52 p. ; 20 cm.

Caryl Churchill’s play The Skriker blends English folktales with modern urban life and tells the story of an ancient fairy in pursuit of two young mothers. The play follows the Skriker, a shape-shifting fairy and death portent from the underworld, in its search for love and revenge as it pursues two young women, Josie and Lily, to London, changing its shape at every new encounter. Along with the Skriker comes Rawheadandbloodybones, the Kelpie, the Green Lady, Black Dog and more, until the whole country is swarming with enticing and angry creatures that have burst from the underworld. Churchill has the Skriker speak in English when conversing with Josie and Lily, but her native tongue is a dizzying mixture of fragmented poetry and wordplay.

1 act ; 8m (for 13 characters), 8w (for 13 characters).

1854592750

Women

D C561sk 1994