Room: The Play
Room
Emma Donoghue
Oberon Books
May 2017
Stage rights are held by International Performing Rights Ltd.
Theatre Royal Stratford East
2 May - 3 June 2017
Dundee Rep
13 June - 17 June 2017
Abbey Theatre, Dublin
24 June - 22 July 2017
Adapted for the stage by Emma Donoghue
Music and Lyrics by Cora Bissett and Kathryn Joseph.
Director - Cora Bissett
Musical Director - Gavin Whitworth
Reviews of Room: The Play
Michael Billington, The Guardian
Emma Donoghue's story of survival is ingeniously staged.
Susannah Clapp, The Observer
Paul Taylor, The Independent
Both prurience and sentimentality are admirably kept at bay.
Paul Vale, The Stage
Thrilling, emotive and inventive.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
An unlikely but powerful stage adaptation - with songs of Emma Donoghue's bestselling novel.
Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman
Neil Cooper, The Herald
Touching story explores how love helps family pull through.
Alan O’Riordan, The Irish Examiner
An affecting work that will be warmly received by audiences.
Sarah Hoover, The Review Hub
Room is a successful demonstration of imagination as a survival mechanism.
The production of Room at the Theatre Royal Stratford East has been nominated for the following 2017 OFFIES:
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Best Lighting Designer
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Best Set Designer