The Children

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drama stage play theatrical work

"The Children" is a critically acclaimed stage play by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood that explores aging, responsibility, and the aftermath of a nuclear disaster through the reunion of three retired nuclear scientists.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drama ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ
author Lucy Kirkwood ⓘ
broadwayOpeningYear 2017 ⓘ
broadwayProducer Manhattan Theatre Club ⓘ
broadwayVenue Samuel J. Friedman Theatre ⓘ
castMemberInNotableProduction Deborah Findlay ⓘ
Francesca Annis ⓘ
Ron Cook ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception critically acclaimed ⓘ
directorOfPremiereProduction James Macdonald ⓘ
featuresCharacter Hazel ⓘ
Robin ⓘ
Rose ⓘ
focusesOn impact of technological risk ⓘ
moral choices of older generation ⓘ
form two-act play ⓘ
genre dark comedy ⓘ
drama ⓘ
nominatedFor Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Play ⓘ
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Play ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Play ⓘ
numberOfMainCharacters 3 ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
playwright Lucy Kirkwood ⓘ
premiereCity London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
premiereCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
premieredAt Royal Court Theatre ⓘ
premiereDate 2016 ⓘ
publisher Nick Hern Books ⓘ
runningTimeApproximate 110 minutes ⓘ
setting near a nuclear power station ⓘ
remote cottage on the British coast ⓘ
settingDetail post-nuclear-incident Britain ⓘ
subjectMatter environmental disaster ⓘ
nuclear power ⓘ
retired nuclear scientists ⓘ
theme aftermath of a nuclear disaster ⓘ
aging ⓘ
environmental catastrophe ⓘ
ethical responsibility to future generations ⓘ
responsibility ⓘ
timePeriod contemporary era ⓘ
transferredTo Broadway ⓘ
writtenBy Lucy Kirkwood ⓘ

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Kate O’Flynn → notableWork → The Children ⓘ
Eva Birthistle → notableWork → The Children ⓘ
Geraldine Somerville → notableWork → The Children ⓘ
The Children → title → The Children ⓘ
Craig Kelly → notableWork → The Children ⓘ
Lesley Sharp → notableWork → The Children ⓘ