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A two-hander about the anxiety of existence.

This play transforms the theatre into a community. The audience is given items from the list to shout out when their number is called ("The song 'Yellow' by Coldplay," "People falling over"). It is a heart-wrenching, life-affirming look at how we find reasons to stay alive. It proves that Macmillan can handle the darkest subjects with a feather-light touch. duncan macmillan plays

Duncan Macmillan’s plays are essential viewing because they refuse to provide easy answers. Whether he is writing about the end of the world or the end of a relationship, he captures the frantic, anxious, and beautiful rhythm of being alive today. A two-hander about the anxiety of existence

The malleability of truth and the terrifying persistence of surveillance. Other Notable Works It is a heart-wrenching, life-affirming look at how

Duncan Macmillan’s plays are not comfortable viewing. They are designed to provoke, to agitate, and to mirror the chaotic world we live in. But within that chaos, there is immense empathy. He writes about people who are terrified, who are flawed, and who are desperately trying to do the right thing.

"Lungs" is perhaps Macmillan’s most famous and frequently produced work. It is a high-speed, two-person play that follows a couple as they navigate the decision to have a child.