"Substantial, provocative, immensely stylish works which create an
unsettling mixture of wild laughter and profound unease . . . A major
hit." --Telegraph "A fiendishly clever and surreal play, timed to
perfection." --Guardian
"The play of the year." --Independent
Blue Heart consists of two related short plays, Heart's Desire and
Blue Kettle. Both are teasingly entertaining and brilliantly executed:
one about a father and daughter, the other about a mother and son. In
Churchill's ever-inventive style, the plays pull apart language and
structure in a way that is fast-paced and theatrically remarkable, in a
stirring yet truthful exploration of family and relationships.
Nearly twenty years after its Royal Court premiere, this edition was
published alongside the first major revival by the Orange Tree Theatre,
Richmond, and Tobacco Factory, Bristol, in 2016. Caryl Churchill is
considered one of the world's greatest living playwrights. Her plays
include Serious Money, Cloud 9, Top Girls, The Skriker, Far Away, A
Number, Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?, Love and Information, Here We
Go and Escaped Alone.