This is a Chair
Caryl Churchill
Cover
Title Page
Caryl Churchill
THIS IS A CHAIR
NICK HERN BOOKS
London
Characters
Characters
JULIAN
MARY
FATHER
MOTHER
MURIEL
TED
ANN
JOHN
DEIRDRE
POLLY
TOM
LEO
CHARLIE
ERIC
MADDY
The title of each scene must be clearly displayed or announced.
Original Production
This is a Chair was first performed by the Royal Court Theatre at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, on 25 June 1997, with the following cast:
| JULIAN | Linus Roache |
| MARY | Amanda Plummer |
| FATHER | Marion Bailey |
| MURIEL | Harriet Spencer |
| TED | Euan Bremner |
| ANN | Diane Parish |
| JOHN | Lennie James |
| DEIRDRE | Liz Smith |
| POLLY | Helen McCarthy |
| TOM | Desmond Barrit |
| LEO | Timothy Spall |
| CHARLIE | Andy Serkis |
| MADDY | Cecilia Noble |
| ERIC | Ray Winstone |
| Director | Stephen Daldry |
| Designer | Ian MacNeil |
| Lighting Designer | Lizz Poulter |
This is a Chair
THIS IS A CHAIR
The War in Bosnia
JULIAN is waiting in a London street holding a bunch of flowers.
MARY arrives.