A young woman finds herself washed up back home on the Scottish archipelago of Orkney, trying to rebuild her life after a decade of addiction.
The life she has left behind in London, with all its intoxicating temptations, has pushed her to the point of destruction. Now there is wildness of a different form - an alluring wilderness that she must learn to navigate.
Speaking to the impact of isolation and loneliness and - ultimately - the resilience of people, Amy Liptrot's bestselling memoir The Outrun has been adapted for the stage by Stef Smith. Directed by Vicky Featherstone, and co-produced by The Royal Lyceum Edinburgh and Edinburgh International Festival, it premiered at the 2024 Festival.
Amy Liptrot's The Outrun was a Sunday Times bestseller, BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week, won the Wainwright Prize and the PEN Ackerley Prize, and was shortlisted for the Wellcome and Ondaatje Prizes.
'One of Scotland's boldest chroniclers of contemporary women's lives' The Stage on Stef Smith
'A lyrical, brave memoir… compelling' Guardian on The Outrun
| ISBN: | 9781839043833 |
| Publication date: | 8th August 2024 |
| Author: | Stef Smith, Amy Liptrot |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 64 pages |
| Series: | NHB Modern Plays |
| Genres: |
Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards) Plays, playscripts |
A young woman finds herself washed up back home on the Scottish archipelago of Orkney, trying to rebuild her life after a decade of addiction.
The life she has left behind in London, with all its intoxicating temptations, has pushed her to the point of destruction. Now there is wildness of a different form - an alluring wilderness that she must learn to navigate.
Speaking to the impact of isolation and loneliness and - ultimately - the resilience of people, Amy Liptrot's bestselling memoir The Outrun has been adapted for the stage by Stef Smith. Directed by Vicky Featherstone, and co-produced by The Royal Lyceum Edinburgh and Edinburgh International Festival, it premiered at the 2024 Festival.
Amy Liptrot's The Outrun was a Sunday Times bestseller, BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week, won the Wainwright Prize and the PEN Ackerley Prize, and was shortlisted for the Wellcome and Ondaatje Prizes.
'One of Scotland's boldest chroniclers of contemporary women's lives' The Stage on Stef Smith
'A lyrical, brave memoir… compelling' Guardian on The Outrun
The Outrun features in the following genres: Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards), Plays, playscripts
The Outrun is available in Paperback
The Outrun was written by Stef Smith, Amy Liptrot and published by Nick Hern Books
The Outrun has 64 pages
Yes it is part of NHB Modern Plays series
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