Duncan Macmillan: Plays One: Monster; Lungs; 2071; Every Brilliant Thing; People, Places And Things (Oberon Modern Playwrights)

This is the first collection from critically acclaimed playwright Duncan Macmillan, containing the plays Monster, Lungs, Every Brilliant Thing, 2071 and People, Places and Things. -- Publisher's website Monster: "He's got zero empathy. You could be having a conversation and start choking to death and he'd just think, 'Well, this conversation's over. He'd probably just sit there and finish eating whatever you were choking on." An in experienced teacher is given the job of saving a disturbed and violent fourteen-year-old boy from permanent exclusion. Alone in the classroom, an intense battle of wills takes place. But what can be done when a child cares for no one and is afraid of nothing? Monster won two awards at the inaugural Bruntwood Playwriting Competition and was first performed in 2007 at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, where Duncan MacMillan was Writer-in-Residence. -- Publisher's website Lungs: I could fly to New York and back every day for seven years and still not leave a carbon footprint as big as if I have a child. Ten thousand tonnes of CO2. Thats the weight of the Eiffel Tower. Id be giving birth to the Eiffel Tower. In a time of global anxiety, terrorism, erratic weather and political unrest, a young couple want a child but are running out of time. If they over think it, theyll never do it. But if they rush, it could be a disaster.They want to have a child for the right reasons. Except, what exactly are the right reasons? And what will be the first to destruct the planet or the relationship? -- Publisher's website Every Brilliant Thing: Youre six years old. Mums in hospital. Dad says shes done something stupid. She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make a list of everything thats brilliant about the world. Everything thats worth living for. 1. Ice Cream ; 2. Kung Fu Movies ; 3. Burning Things ; 4. Laughing so hard you shoot milk out your nose ; 5. Construction cranes ; 6. Me. You leave it on her pillow. You know shes read it because shes corrected your spelling. Soon, the list will take on a life of its own. A new play about depression and the lengths we will go to for those we love. -- Publisher's website People, Places and Things: Emma was having the time of her life. Now shes in rehab. Her first step is to admit that she has a problem. But the problem isnt with Emma, its with everything else. She needs to tell the truth. But shes smart enough to know that theres no such thing. When intoxication feels like the only way to survive the modern world, how can she ever sober up? -- Publisher's website Climate change is a matter of importance to everyone, but what to do about it is mired in controversy. Whats needed is a conversation. What do we owe future generations? How can we protect our children and grandchildren? -- Publisher's website This is the first collection from critically acclaimed playwright Duncan Macmillan, containing the plays Monster, Lungs, 2071, Every Brilliant Thing and People, Places and Things. Introduction / by Robert Icke -- Monster -- Lungs -- 2071 -- Every brilliant thing -- People, places, things The first collection from critically-acclaimed UK playwright Duncan Macmillan.