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Almost Nothing

Antonio and Sara are being playful as they prepare to go to bed, but they cannot ignore what lurks outside.

  • Short Play
  • Drama

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
Published in volume Almost Nothing & At the Table

Antonio and Sara are being playful as they prepare to go to bed, but they cannot ignore what lurks outside. In a world where a life can mean almost nothing, just how far does one have to go to keep the demons at bay?

Marcos Barbosa's short play Almost Nothing was first staged, in this English translation by Mark O'Thomas, in a double bill with At the Table, at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2004.

REVIEWS:

"A young Brazilian dramatist of considerable potential."

 The Times

"Wonderful... Barbosa strikes me as a hot, highly individual new talent."

 Evening Standard

Premiere Production: Royal Court Theatre, London, 2004.
  • Casting: 2M, 2F