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Herons

Simon Stephens

"A major new voice in British theatre" (Scotsman)

Set around Limehouse Cut and the Lee River in East London, Herons is the disturbing and moving story of fourteen-year-old Billy, whose life has been made a misery by his father's actions. As the teenagers that surround him on the estate step up their campaign of bullying, the play escalates to a violent climax.Commissioned by the Royal Court, Herons premiered there on 18 May 2001.

GenresPerforming ArtsBullyingDramaFathers and sonsSocial conditionsPlays, playscripts

112 pages, 2 editions

English edition · First published 2014 by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama · ISBN 9781472517579

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Editions

2 editions

English

  • Herons · Bloomsbury Methuen Drama · 2014 · ISBN 9781472517579 This page
  • Herons · Bloomsbury UK · 2014 · ISBN 9781472538451

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