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Once Upon a Bridge

Once Upon a Bridge

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Modern Plays

Once Upon a Bridge

Sonya Kelly

Performing Arts / Theater / Playwriting

Shortlisted for the Writer's Guild Award for Best New Play 2021

He was like a rugby man,

He hit her like a rugby man,
Straight into her shoulder,
The momentum of the crash,
Dragging her beyond the kerb,
Towards the front tyre of my bus.

Early one morning on Putney Bridge, three strangers' lives collided for one fleeting second.

Inspired by real events, Once Upon a Bridge weaves a tale about human triumph and frailty, about the power of destiny and chance, and why sometimes we choose to hate and other times we choose to dance.

Commissioned by Ireland's Druid Theatre and live-streamed from Mick Lally theatre in Galway, Sonya Kelly's latest play received a string of excellent reviews for its bold intimacy and engaging story telling.

Sonya Kelly is an Irish writer and actor. She has performed with all the major Irish companies including the Gate Theatre, Druid Theatre and The Corn Exchange and Fishamble: the new play company. She is a cast member of RTE's hugely successful, sketch show, The Savage Eye. Her debut solo show, The Wheelchair on My Face: a look back at a myopic childhood, won a Scotsman Fringe First Award for new writing at the Edinburgh Fringe 2012. The show played 150 performances in over 50 venues and toured to Paris and New York where it received a Critic's Pick in the New York Times.

Publication Date: 27 May 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Imprint: Methuen Drama
ISBN-13: 9781350267091
Format: Paperback softback
Page Count: 80
Weight (oz): 3.04

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