This is one of the most astonishing debuts I have seen in more than 30 years.
The Telegraph

Never has a play had an apter name: That Face is gob-smacking. The Guardian

Polly Stenham

Lee Lewis

Emily Barclay, Krew Boylan, Kenji Fitzgerald, Marcus Graham, Laura Hopkinson & Susie Porter

In your face contemporary piece from next gen UK writer
 
Mia’s been kicked out of school. Henry walked out of his over a year ago to look after their Prozac-dependent mother Martha. Martha can’t bear Mia and can’t bear to be apart from Henry. Dad is in Hong Kong with his new wife and baby. He’s oblivious to the huge mess-up that their lives have become.

That Face begins with boarding school bullying and spans a crazy trajectory from marvelling at the cruelty kids are capable of to appalled fascination at the self-indulgence of their baby boomer parents. There’s a touch of the classic about this play – the age-old battle between parents and their children to own the future.

When 19-year-old Polly Stenham’s strongly structured debut burst onto London’s Royal Court stage it astounded audiences and sent critics reeling into the night. Teenagers will relish the challenge it poses from the younger generation to their elders. That Face is not just provocative – it is prophetic. It asks hard questions and doesn’t baulk at attempting unsettling answers.

Preparing to see That Face

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Recommended for...

• Years 11-12
• DRAMA HSC: Scriptwriting

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