Ruth is Stranger Than Richard 

we have 3 plays by Ruth is Stranger Than Richard  in our database . Click on the name of the play to read reviews we have in our database.

• An Enemy for the People [ 2006]
  author: Gary Owen
  synopsis:
  Loosely based on the Ibsen play of almost the same name, this is Gary Owen using the theatre to work out a long-held personal grudge, again. He says - 'In 1997 I hugged complete strangers on Borth beach when we won the referendum, and anything seemed possible in that brave new dawn. Skip ahead to 2003, and those fools down the Bay are arguing about where to sit. I have not forgotten: and now I will be revenged.' A savagely satirical and terrifyingly funny new play, An Enemy for The People is set in the halls of power of a small semi-independent nation on the edge of Europe. Terry discovers that the dangerous ineptitude of the government is ruining the lives of the people it supposedly leads. And so he sets out to make sure that the people learn the truth about their government. The trouble is, Terry is the First Minister. Unflinching in its depiction of party politics and what it takes to be a leader in 21st century Britain, An Enemy for the People is a play that sets out to examine the heart of a Nation’s self-doubt.
  
  
• The River [ 2004]
  author: Lucy Caldwell
  synopsis:
  The River’ tells the story of Rose, a young girl who is forced to grow up facing two images of her father: that of the man that told her stories and took her to feed the swans, and that of the man who ran away and left Rose with only his dirty secrets for company. The play balances heightened lyricism against devastating realism to both brutally and beautifully portray the burden of sublimated blame and inherited guilt in all of its characters.  No wonder the swans went away.
  
  
• Ruth is stranger than Richard [ 2004]
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  "Ruth is Stranger than Richard" is the first event by a new theatre company of the same name, bringing together five short plays by Cardiff based writers Lucy Caldwell, Angharad Elen, Viki Holmes, Jane Houston and Bethan Lewis. From an isolated cottage in Norway to the streets of Newport, "Ruth is Stranger than Richard" gives focus to five distinct voices and imaginative landscapes. All five plays will be performed every night, lasting from five to twenty-five minutes each. Directors include Adele Thomas and Sara Lloyd with design by Zoe Hewitt.