Anna X

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Anna X
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Joseph Charlton
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:96
Dimensions(mm): Height 200,Width 130
Category/GenrePlays, playscripts
ISBN/Barcode 9780571372492
ClassificationsDewey:812.6
Audience
General
Edition Main

Publishing Details

Publisher Faber & Faber
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publication Date 15 July 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

And the Internet has democratised overly. But you know what? People lovehierarchy. It infuriates them but it makes them horny. It's gold dust. Anna. 25. Curator. I ? art, fashion, NYC. Ariel. 32. CEO @Genesis. A dating app by invite only. SF-NYC-LDN. It's all about concept, and it's so easy. Anna and Ariel, they make the world.They curate and create and know what people want. The fashionistas, the artscene, the elite party circuit. Outsiders who infiltrate, who influence, whodazzle. Appearance is everything. And then it isn't. And there's a price to pay. A story about narcissism inspired by real events, Joseph Charlton's Anna Xpremiered at the VAULT Festival, 2019, and transferred to the Harold PinterTheatre, London, in July 2021.

Author Biography

Joseph Charlton is a writer from the north east of England. He worked as a journalist from 2012-2017, primarily at the Independent. His first play, Anniversary, was published in Craig Raine's literary magazine, Arete, in 2017. His second play, Brilliant Jerks, was performed at the Vaults Festival, in London, in 2018. He is now expanding the play into a planned eight part series for the BBC. ANNA X was first performed at the Vaults Festival in 2019. He is currently writing on the second series of HBO and BBC's Industry, as well as working on a novel.