Birch Plays: 1: Where the Shot Rabbits Lay; Even Stillness Breathes Softly Against a Brick Wall; The Brink; Black Mountain [Paperback]

Birch Plays: 1celebrates the work of Welsh writer Brad Birch. Winner of the 2016 Harold Pinter Commission for the Royal Court Theatre Birch is the writer in residence at Undeb Theatre and is currently on attachment at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. His work has been produced by the Royal Court, Sherman Cymru, Theatre503 and the National Youth Theatre as well as around the world in Russia, the USA, Italy, Germany and Spain.

Bringing together plays from throughout his career to date this remarkable collection includes a selection of previously published and unpublished works along with an introduction by the author.

Where the Shot Rabbits Lay(Royal Court, 2012) - There are some lovely grace notes in Brad Birch's intimate father-son tale (Time Out London)
Even Stillness Breathes Softly Against a Brick Wall(Soho Theatre, 2013) - a lovely play of sharp edges, falsehoods and unsaid thoughts, twinning great humour and strong emotion throughout (WhatsOnStage)
The Brink(Orange Tree, 2016) - short, sharp, shockingly entertaining (The Guardian)
Black Mountain(Paines Plough Roundabout, Edinburgh, 2017) - This is a real rarity: a psychological thriller that feels psychologically accurate  and it actually thrills too. (Scotsman)

Brad Birch'stheatre work includesBlack Mountainfor Paines Plough, Theatr Clwyd and the Orange Tree;This Must be the Placefor Poleroid at the VAULT Festival;The Brinkat the Orange Tree;An Enemy of the PeopleandThe Endless Oceanat the RWCMD;The Protestat the Old Vic;Selfie: The Modern Day Dorian Grayat the Ambassadors;Tender Bolusat the Royal Exchange and Schauspielhaus, Hamburg;Gardening for the Unfulfilled and Alienated(Fringe First Award 2013) for Undeb at the Edinburgh Festival;Soap Opera,Where the Shot Rabbits LayandPermafrostat the Royal Court;Even Stillness Breal#¦