Polly Stenham: Plays 1: That Face; Tusk Tusk; No Quarter; Hotel

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That Face 'Stenham's god-given gift . . . is an ability to communicate pain and longing.' Guardian 'One of the most astonishing debuts I have seen in more than 30 years of theatre reviewing . . . In every respect this is a remarkable and unforgettable piece of theatre.' Telegraph 'Never has a play had an apter name: That Face is gob-smacking' Observer Tusk Tusk 'Confirms a startling theatrical promise' Evening Standard 'Another coruscating, highly skilled piece of work.' Independent 'It's so good. As a talent, Stenham is most definitely here to stay.' Sunday Times '[A] cracking confirmation of Stenham's talent' Financial Times No Quarter 'A truly exciting writer . . . It is hard to envisage anything providing this kind of mainlining thrill.' Independent 'Polly Stenham is our theatre's expert on dysfunctional families . . . sharp and fizzy.' Guardian Hotel 'That unusual theatrical thing, a thriller - and a thriller that really scares.' Observer 'Stenham achieves the dramatic gearshift between nervous laughter to jolting horror with great panache, and her play keeps springing surprises to the bitter end . . . An astonishingly raw, powerful and terrifying play.' Daily Telegraph 'At its core, Hotel is about civilisation peeled down to savagery. And that is where Stenham is at her brutal, universal best.' Independent

Polly Stenham's plays include That Face (Royal Court and the Duke of York's), for which she was awarded the 2008 Critics' Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright, the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright 2007 and TMA Best New Play 2007. Also at the Royal Court: Tusk Tusk and No Quarter. Hotel premiered at the National Theatre, London, in 2014.