Slap

by Lisa Evans

Walker has a lot on his mind. His dad died in the war when Walker was just a baby, and now his mom, the town doctor, is dating ‘Leery Larry’. When his mom brought home Rann, a refugee from one of her relief agency trips in Cambodia, Walker was totally fed up. He didn’t want to live with a freaky little alien who didn’t know how to speak English! In the end Walker learns that Rann understands his pain more than anyone, and together they dream of sailing away to brighter days.

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Quick Details

  • Type: Play
  • Estimated Run Time: 75-90 minutes
  • Availability: Available for productions in North America
  • Cast Size: 4-5 actors

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Lisa Evans

Lisa Evans is an award-winning playwright, whose work for the theatre includes Stamping, Shouting and Singing Home (which has been widely produced, including at the Mark Taper Forum in the USA, and in New Zealand), Getting to the Foot of the Mountain, Once We Were Mothers (finalist for the John Whiting Award), and Up the Duff (to be premiered at York Theatre Royal in November 2009 and toured nationally). Her stage adaptations include The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Villette, East Lynne, Frankenstein, Cat's Eye, Jamaica Inn and The Maid of Buttermere. Her plays are published by Oberon.

Besides her work for radio, Lisa also writes for television, where her credits include The Bill, Holby City, Casualty and EastEnders. Lisa has been Resident Writer at the Theatre Centre and at Temba Theatre Company. She is currently Associate Writer for the Theatre by the Lake, Keswick.

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.

The following resources may be added to you license for an additional fee:
  • Logo/Media package

Roles:

  • Rachel, American doctor in her mid-30's
  • Walker, her pre-teen son and our narrator
  • Rann, Cambodian preteen
  • Scott, Walker's friend
  • Larry, a doctor

Originally produced by Humberside TIE, UK, in 1991