Rafts and Dreams
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- Neil Bell
- Hetty
- Leo
- Jo
- Alex
- Woman
| Rafts and Dreams | |
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| Written by | Robert Holman |
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| Date premiered | October 4, 1990 |
| Place premiered | Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | child abuse, rising sea levels |
| Setting | London, a raft at sea, an iceberg, Africa[1] |
Rafts and Dreams is a play by English playwright Robert Holman that was first performed in 1990, and published in 1991.[1]
Beginning as a seeming domestic drama,[2] Rafts and Dreams shows the relationship between obsessive-compulsive mysophobe Hetty and her soldier husband Leo, and their neighbour Neil – a victim of childhood sexual abuse who is now studying to be a doctor. However, when Leo and Neil remove a tree stump from Leo's garden they find an underground lake under all London which expands to flood the entire world. Leo makes a raft from their living room and as they float they meet the wife of the man who abused Neil.
Productions
Rafts and Dreams was first presented at the Royal Court Theatre in 1990. The production was directed by John Dove and the cast was:
- Neil Bell – Jonathan Cullen
- Hetty – Adie Allen
- Leo – Jason Watkins
- Jo – Natasha Pyne
- Alex – Ilan Ostrove
- Woman – Maureen Hibbert
In 2003 the play was revived at the Royal Exchange, Manchester in a production directed by Tim Stark.[3]