The Trials (NHB Modern Plays)

by Dawn King

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'Everyone lived like we did! Well maybe not everyone, everyone. But… I wasn't any worse than anyone else.'

The near future. The climate emergency is gathering pace, and our generation is being judged.

The jurors are children. But are they delivering justice – or just taking revenge?

Dawn King's searing play The Trials was first performed at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus in January 2022, and was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. It received its British premiere at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in August 2022, directed by Natalie Abrahami.

The Trials offers an exciting opportunity for theatre companies to address the climate emergency and intergenerational conflict, as the jury of 12 to 17-year-olds hold the stage alongside three adult defendants.

  • ISBN13 9781788505932
  • Publish Date 18 August 2022
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Nick Hern Books
  • Format eBook (EPUB)
  • Pages 80
  • Language English