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the end of history...
Newbury, 1997. Sal is attempting to cook dinner for the family. She and husband David have pulled off a coup and gathered their brood back home for the weekend. Eldest son Carl is bringing his new girlfriend to meet everyone for the first time; middle daughter Polly is back from Cambridge University for the occasion; and youngest Tom will hopefully make it out of detention in time for dinner.
Sal and David would rather feed their kids with leftist ideals and welfarism than fancy cuisine. When you've named each of your offspring after your socialist heroes, you've given them a lot to live up to�
Jack Thorne's play the end of history� premiered in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in June 2019, in a production directed by John Tiffany.
'No talent at all when it comes to cooking � as you will discover � but when it comes to pissing off my children � immense talent � Olympian talent.'
Sal and David would rather feed their kids with leftist ideals and welfarism than fancy cuisine. When you've named each of your offspring after your socialist heroes, you've given them a lot to live up to�
Jack Thorne's play the end of history� premiered in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in June 2019, in a production directed by John Tiffany.
'No talent at all when it comes to cooking � as you will discover � but when it comes to pissing off my children � immense talent � Olympian talent.'
- GenresPlays
112 pages, Paperback
Published June 27, 2019
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Jack Thorne
48Ìýbooks89ÌýfollowersJack Thorne (born 6 December 1978) is an English screenwriter and playwright.
Born in Bristol, England, he has written for radio, theatre and film, most notably on the TV shows Skins, Cast-offs, This Is England '86, This Is England '88, This Is England '90, The Fades, The Last Panthers and the feature film The Scouting Book for Boys. He currently lives in London.
Born in Bristol, England, he has written for radio, theatre and film, most notably on the TV shows Skins, Cast-offs, This Is England '86, This Is England '88, This Is England '90, The Fades, The Last Panthers and the feature film The Scouting Book for Boys. He currently lives in London.
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September 9, 2019
4.5, rounded up.
Oh, how I wish I'd been able to see the premiere production at the Royal Court - I'm sure it was brilliant. Jack Thorne has become the critical/commercial savior of the English stage of late, and from this, I can certainly see why. My only (minor) quibble is that ALL of the characters (with the exception of Harriet, the odd one out) speaks with a very dry, very arch Coward-ian wit that has no IRL counterpart. But we can maybe excuse that as some genetic component of this particular family -I would rather have the zingy one-liners than verisimilitude.
Oh, how I wish I'd been able to see the premiere production at the Royal Court - I'm sure it was brilliant. Jack Thorne has become the critical/commercial savior of the English stage of late, and from this, I can certainly see why. My only (minor) quibble is that ALL of the characters (with the exception of Harriet, the odd one out) speaks with a very dry, very arch Coward-ian wit that has no IRL counterpart. But we can maybe excuse that as some genetic component of this particular family -I would rather have the zingy one-liners than verisimilitude.
July 4, 2019
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God, the quality of the one liners in this is A*
I saw the first preview and I'd finished reading it before the second had even started so I want some sort of commitment award.
God, the quality of the one liners in this is A*
I saw the first preview and I'd finished reading it before the second had even started so I want some sort of commitment award.
July 13, 2021
Love Jack Thorne’s writing. A powerful play about family, inheritance, parenting and what it means to pass on who we are and foster identity. Brilliant.
Great quotes.
‘Sometimes to understand imagination you have to see it�
‘It takes a lifetime to live a good life, that’s why so few of us are able to do it�
Great quotes.
‘Sometimes to understand imagination you have to see it�
‘It takes a lifetime to live a good life, that’s why so few of us are able to do it�
January 1, 2021
Watched it at the theatre a few years ago and finally got round to reading the play.
It was an emotional experience to watch it and read it, despite the characters not being endearing.
Another cracker by Jack Thorne.
It was an emotional experience to watch it and read it, despite the characters not being endearing.
Another cracker by Jack Thorne.
October 16, 2019
Just hilarious.
November 8, 2023
Interesting and had some things to say, but not particularly punchy or inherently theatrical.
July 17, 2019
I picked this up on a whim and I'm not sure what I feel about it. There were bits I liked, but there was a lot I didn't. I found that I didn't care for the family or the plotline for the majority of the time I was reading it. It might be different if I watched it live, but as a text, it just fell flat for me. I am someone who is interested and very passionate about politics but I felt that this got a bit bogged down in the politics. It felt that it focused more on the politics than having a cohesive plotline or characters I cared about.
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