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Blue Kettle

  • Caryl Churchill
  • Short Play, Drama, Contemporary
  • 2M, 6F
  • ISBN: 9781848426009

A con artist claims to be the long lost elderly woman who gave up an infant for adoption.

  • Short Play
  • Drama

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set
A con artist claims to be the long lost elderly woman who gave up an infant for adoption. As fears and anxieties emerge, blue and kettle replace logical words in conversations until the characters simply utter 'bu' and 'ke'. 

Published in Blue Heart.

REVIEWS:

"A thrilling tour de force... sure to leave you seeing the world somewhat differently."

 NY Daily News

"Makes its points about...language [with] a touching melodrama."

 New York Post

  • Casting: 2M, 6F