Kerbs - (Modern Plays) by Michael Southan (Paperback)

About the Book

"I haven't come here to drink tea - Toni, we're off out to find the nearest happy hour. Lucy and David are dating. Or at least, they're trying to. Faced with first-date disasters, a few crossed wires and Lucy's mum, what they really need is a bit of space, a bit of fun - and ideally some independence. Escaping for the weekend to a caravan park in Somerset, it's time for them to find out if their spark will finally catch, or burn everything to the ground. Written by Graeae's Write to Play graduate Michael Southan, Kerbs gets real about romance, sex and disability, while tackling the universal challenge faced by anyone experiencing a new relationship: letting someone in"--

Book Synopsis

It doesn't have to be anything more than it is. Let's just be... organic.

Lucy and David are dating. Or at least, they're trying to.

Faced with first-date disasters, a few crossed wires and Lucy's mum, what they really need is a bit of space, a bit
of fun - and ideally some independence. Escaping for the weekend to a caravan park in Somerset, it's time for them to find out if their spark will finally catch, or burn everything to the ground.

Written by Graeae's Write to Play graduate Michael Southan, Kerbs gets real about romance, sex and disability, while tackling the universal challenge faced by anyone experiencing a new relationship: letting someone in.

A Graeae and Belgrade Theatre coproduction for Coventry UK City of Culture 2021.

About the Author

Michael Southan was born and raised in Wolverhampton in the West Midlands and has been writing for theatre since 2013. He is interested in finding the rhythms of characters' voices and capturing the everyday within his work. Michael is an alumni of Graeae Theatre's 'Write To Play', a writer development programme for D/deaf and disabled artists. Michael is currently on attachment at Birmingham REP, as part of 2018's Foundry cohort. Michael's plays include, Pebble, The Litter Tray Manifesto, Plenty of Ish and Kerbs.