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Origin of the Species; Two Marias; Her Aching Heart; Nothing Compares to You

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Includes the plays HER BREAKING HEART, NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU, THE TWO MARIAS and ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES, with an introduction by the author. Lavery was Resident Writer at the Unicorn Theatre for Children and has written many plays for children and adults and some cabarets.

About the Author

A rounded theatre practitioner, Bryony Lavery's skills extend to performer (most notably as Tinkerbell in Peter Pan at the Drill Hall), artistic director (Gay Sweatshop and Female Trouble), writer of children's theatre (including The Dragon Wakes, Madagaskar, and Down Among the Mini Beast) and of many cabarets (including Floorshow with Caryl Churchill for Monstrous Regiment in 1977). From 1989 to 1992 she was Tutor-Lecturer on the M.A. Playwriting Course at Birmingham University. She is an honorary Doctor of Arts at De Montfort University. 'Lavery is one of the best but most consistently underrated playwrights in the country: her talent is lavish. She is a wonderful technician and always surprising: it is never possible to second-guess her.' – Kate Kellaway, Observer