Bones
A ruthless excavation of South Africa in 2005, and in an age of threats, retribution and bloody revenge, it is an anthem for hope.
Credits
- Writer
- Kay Adshead
- Producer
- Mama Quilla Productions
Produced at the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester, and the Bush Theatre, London. Bones was subsequently translated into French and produced as Les Os by La Compagnie Yorick.
At night, a young black boy is questioned by a white South African policeman. A terrible incident and the truth is buried. Thirty six years later, when the truth is dug up, a tortured Jennifer watches over her dying husband. But does her maid Beauty have the power to save him, and is the price of remembering a dreadful secret one that Jennifer is prepared to pay?
Press
“Presenting political theatre for many years long before it became fashionable, expect to be put on the spot.”
“Disturbing power, a compelling vividness and a wicked wit… effective and compelling”
International productions
- Les Os (French translation by Séverine Magois, dir. Michael Batz / La Compagnie Yorick)
Published by Oberon Books, London