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Nick Hern Books
Ciphers
Series: NHB Modern Plays
Imprint: Nick Hern Books
Paperback, 96 pages ISBN: 9781848423497Publication Date:
17 Oct 2013Size: 198mm x 129mm£9.99 £7.99You save £2.00 (20%)
Ebook, 96 pages ISBN: 9781780012940Publication Date:
24 Oct 2013£9.99 £7.99You save £2.00 (20%)
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Exeter Northcott Theatre, 2013

Ciphers

By Dawn King

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A smart and provocative thriller about spies, double agents, and the opaqueness of the human soul.

A young woman is found dead. Her sister sets out to find out what happened - and stumbles into a world of secrets and subterfuge that makes her question who Justine really was. How well can you ever know someone who lies for a living?

Dawn King's play Ciphers was premiered at the Exeter Northcott Theatre in October 2013, in a co-production by Out of Joint, the Bush Theatre and Exeter Northcott Theatre, directed by Blanche McIntyre, before embarking on a UK tour.

Press Quotes

'An ingenious spy thriller... echoes of le Carré... the work of a natural dramatist who knows how to generate suspense'

Guardian

'Intelligent and stylish... absorbing'

The Times
Series: NHB Modern Plays
Imprint: Nick Hern Books
Paperback,96 pages ISBN: 9781848423497Publication Date:
17 Oct 2013Size: 198mm x 129mm£9.99 £7.99You save £2.00 (20%)
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Ebook,96 pages ISBN: 9781780012940Publication Date:
24 Oct 2013£9.99 £7.99You save £2.00 (20%)
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