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    Next Swan Down the River Might be Black
    Next Swan Down the River Might be Black
    Next Swan Down the River Might be Black
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    Next Swan Down the River Might be Black

    By sean burn

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    The play examines the precarious relationship between three women and sheds some light on the complexities of psychiatric care in the 21st century... poetic and often distressing... --The Stage



    Sean Burn's plays (www.gobscure.info) have been staged by a number of companies across Europe and in the UK. His thirty short films have received screenings worldwide, as well as at Tate Modern and National Film Theatre Studios, London. The latest - Widescream - was joint winner of 2010's Old Vic short monologue competition. His latest solo show - Bastilles England - taking poet John Clare's asylum break out and five day walk to freedom in 1841 has toured internationally. 



    He was shortlisted for a Dadafest Disability Arts Award 2009 for next swan down the river might be black and this play was also shortlisted for the BBC's Alfred Bradley Bursary Award 2011. It toured the UK nationally in 2012.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAurora Metro Books
    Release dateAug 8, 2018
    ISBN9781906582357
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