Eliza’s House

by Brendan Murray

Eliza is in the hospital and her adult son has come to collect their one precious treasure, a violin, in order to sell it. But he has not reckoned on meeting the eleven year-old girl who has befriended his mother, nor on the flood of memories this encounter produces in him and which we see enacted by his younger self. Eliza’s House tells a story of the clash of parents and children, the pull of the past, the force of memory, and the bittersweet nature of love.

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Quick Details

  • Type: Play
  • Length: 60 minutes | Can be cut for competition
  • Availability: Available for productions in North America
  • Cast Size: 4 roles | Can be doubled for a cast of 3

Full Details

Roles:

  • Man: Mauriece Metcalf: mid-late 40s
  • Woman: Eliza Metcalf, late 30's
  • Girl: Beth O'Rourke, about 11
  • Boy: Maurice aged 10-13

The following resources are included in each performance license:
  • Permission to photocopy the PDF script for your production so there is no additional cost for these assets.

Brendan Murray

Brendan is one of the UK’s leading playwrights for new audiences. In a career of over forty years he’s written for most of the UK’s major TYA  companies and his plays have been produced throughout the world, winning both of the UK’s premier awards for TYA  on more than one occasion. You can find details of these, press reviews, his work as a director & teacher, and of all his plays atwww.brendanmurray.co.uk

*Nominated for the Manchester Evening News Theatre Award*

*Best New Play and Winner of The Brian Way Award*

Originally produced by The Royal Exchange Theatre, UK, in 2003