Girls & Boys

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Girls & Boys is a one-woman stage play, famously performed by Carey Mulligan, that explores a woman's harrowing account of love, family, and sudden domestic tragedy.

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instanceOf one-woman show
stage play
author Dennis Kelly
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception acclaimed
dramaticStyle psychological drama
realism
features direct address to audience
minimalist staging
single performer on stage
focusesOn breakdown of a relationship
sudden domestic catastrophe
woman narrator
format monologue play
genre drama
language English
medium live theatre
narrativeForm first-person account
notableAspect depiction of familicide through narration
exploration of intimate partner violence
extended solo performance by a single actor
notablePerformer Carey Mulligan
notableProduction Royal Court Theatre production starring Carey Mulligan
numberOfCharacters 1
premiereCity London
linked to: London, England
premiereLocation Royal Court Theatre
productionCompany Royal Court Theatre
setting contemporary Britain
starred Carey Mulligan
structure nonlinear narrative
subjectMatter domestic violence
family life
family tragedy
romantic relationship
theme gender dynamics
love
marriage
misogyny
parenthood
violence against children
timePeriod 21st century
tone blackly comic
dark
tragic
writer Dennis Kelly

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Carey Mulligan notableWork Girls & Boys
Dennis Kelly notableWork Girls & Boys