Stone Face
by Eve Leigh
by Eve Leigh
Stone Face is a modern fairytale inspired by true events that explores the journey of a teenage girl found in isolation, her challenging recovery, and the secrets uncovered by her doctors and family.
About The Play
About The Play
★★★★ The Stage
★★★★ Paul In London
★★★★ The Upcoming
Three OffWestEnd nominations for
Best New Play – Eve Leigh for Stone Face at the Finborough Theatre
Best Female Performance – Ellie Turner for Stone Face at the Finborough Theatre
Best Set Designer – Loren Elstein for Stone Face at the Finborough Theatre
Catherine was fifteen when she was found.
She and her mother shared a secret world in an anonymous one-bedroom flat in London. No one is even sure if she’s ever left the room she was found in. She can’t walk and can’t speak.
Her recovery seems impossible. But young people can be shockingly resilient, especially with inspired medical care. Sponsored by a fundraising drive led by a tabloid newspaper, her only living relative has been able to get Catherine the best private care that money can buy. She responds well to the experimental treatment. But she seems to be getting more violent, and remains stubbornly resistant to language. Or is she?
Soon, Catherine’s doctors and half-sister begin to discover what it is, exactly, that they’ve uncovered…
A fairytale of modern Britain, inspired by true events.
Post show discussion with Bechdel Theatre, Friday 27 May.
Join the cast and creative team in a post-show conversation about on-stage representations of women and in Stone Face, as a piece of theatre that passes the Bechdel test.
The discussion is free to ticket holders for the Friday May 27 performance.
For more information go to http://bechdeltheatre.com/bechdel-theatre-fest