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Cuckoo (Playscript)
A dark comedy about home, family and the ways we cope in an uncertain world, by Olivier-award-winning playwright Michael Wynne.
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Summary
We’ve got our little routines. She’ll text me if she’s hungry or wants anything. Or I’ll say, ‘Fancy an orange squash?’ And she’ll send me a thumbs up.
Doreen and her two grown up daughters sit at the table eating fish and chips, distracted by their phones.
Upstairs, seventeen–year-old Megyn has locked herself in her grandmother’s bedroom and is refusing to come out. And no one is entirely sure why.
Michael Wynne’s dark comedy questions the safety of home and the different ways we cope in an increasingly uncertain world. Cuckoo opened at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in July 2023.
Critic Reviews
Cryptic, compelling and drily funny.
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The dark, relatable comedy the theatre has been missing . . . What a pleasure it is to hear the Court echoing with warm audience laughter.
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A state of the nation play dressed as a family drama . . . this Cuckoo sings.
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Driven by springy dialogue, Cuckoo’s humour – sometimes ebullient, other times mordant – fires the drama . . . Wynne captures an everyday realism with unshowy and entertaining flair.
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Michael Wynne’s smart new comedy . . . impressively pulls off the feat of writing a laugh-aloud play without undermining the subject of a world in crisis . . . Hilarious, troubling and soberingly relatable . . . It’s a play that is shapely in its craftsmanship.
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Michael Wynne was born and brought up in Birkenhead. His first play, The Knocky (Meyer-Whitworth Award – Best New Playwright and Best New Writer Nomination – Writers’ Guild), was produced by the Royal Court. His other credits for the Royal Court include Who Cares, The Priory (Olivier Award – Best New Comedy), The People Are Friendly, The Red Flag, Friday…
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