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Wilderness (April De Angelis)

A short play about a patient and her psychiatrist as they head into the wilderness to find out how sane any of us really are.

  • Short Play
  • Drama

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Young Adult, Adult
  • Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set

  • Performance Group:
  • Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
A short play about a patient and her psychiatrist as they head into the wilderness to find out how sane any of us really are.

April De Angelis' play Wilderness was first performed at Hampstead Theatre, London, in November 2016, as part of the Women Centre Stage Festival produced by Sphinx Theatre, demonstrating the range, depth and richness of women's writing for the stage.

The play is available in Women Centre Stage, a collection of eight short plays selected by Sue Parrish, Artistic Director of Sphinx Theatre. All the plays included in this volume offer a wide variety of rewarding roles for women, and are perfect for schools, youth groups and theatre companies to perform. Other writers included in the collection include Winsome Pinnock, Timberlake Wertenbaker and Georgia Christou.

Premiere Production: Hampstead Theatre, London, 2016.
  • Casting: 2F
  • Casting Attributes: Plays for two performers, All Female