Pink Mist

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Pink Mist

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  3w, 3m

Pink Mist is a verse-drama about three young friends from Bristol who join the army and are deployed to the post 9/11 conflict in Afghanistan.

Image: 2015 Bristol Old Vic Production (Mark Douet)

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Biography, Docudrama/Historic
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary

Pink Mist tells the story of three young Bristol men deployed to Afghanistan. Within a short space of time all three return to the women in their lives – a wife, a mother, a girlfriend – all of whom must now share the psychological and physical aftershocks of their service.

Drawing upon interviews with soldiers and their families, Pink Mist illuminates the timeless human cost of war and it's all too often devastating effect upon the young lives pulled into its orbit.

History

Pink Mist premiered at the Bristol Old Vic in the United Kingdom in July 2015 under the direction of John Retallack and George Mann.

ARTHUR – 20/21 years old.
TAFF – 20/21 years old. Originally Welsh, moved to Bristol as a child.
HADS –20/21 years old.
GWEN – 20/21 years old. Arthur’s girlfriend.
LISA – 20/21 years old. Taff’s wife.
SARAH – Early 40‘s. Hads’ mother
  • Time Period New Millennium/21st Century
  • Setting Locations around Bristol and Afghanistan.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

REVIEWS

"A remarkable experience...This ground-breaking piece of theatre is not one to be missed." - The Fix Magazine, Read More 

"...lightly rhymed and richly phrased...Here is a play that deserves a future life." - The Observer, Read More 

"Heartbreaking...Sheers' verse develops its own rhythm." - The Guardian, Read More


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  • Pink Mist

    Image: 2015 Bristol Old Vic Production (Mark Douet)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $120 per performance

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Authors

Owen Sheers

Owen Sheers is an author, poet and playwright. He has published two poetry collections, The Blue Book and Skirrid Hill which won a Somerset Maugham Award. His debut prose work The Dust Diaries, a non-fiction narrative set in Zimbabwe won the Welsh Book of the Year 2005. His ...
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