''Decade'' is a 2011 play by
Tony Kushner
Anthony Robert Kushner (born July 16, 1956) is an American author, playwright, and screenwriter. Lauded for his work on stage he's most known for his seminal work ''Angels in America'' which earned a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award. At the turn ...
,
John Logan and
Paul Laverty
Paul Laverty (born 1957) is a screenwriter and lawyer best known for his screenplays for films directed by Ken Loach.
Birth and early career
Paul Laverty was born in Calcutta, West Bengal, to an Irish mother and Scottish father. He was educat ...
commemorating the tenth anniversary of the
September 11 attacks
The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercia ...
. Its structure is drawn from the work of the choreographer
Pina Bausch
Philippine "Pina" Bausch (27 July 1940 – 30 June 2009) was a German dancer and choreographer who was a significant contributor to a neo-expressionist dance tradition now known as . Bausch's approach was noted for a stylized blend of dance mov ...
and it involves a cast of 12. It premièred in
St Katharine Docks
St Katharine Docks is a former dock and now a mixed-used district in Central London, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and within the East End. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, immediately downstream of the Tower of London an ...
(the site of London's World Trade Centre) and was performed from 1 September to 15 October 2011, in a production starring
Lia Williams
Lia Williams (born 26 November 1964) is an English actress and director, known for stage, film, and television appearances. She is noted for her role as Wallis Simpson in ''The Crown''.
Theatre career
Williams's breakthrough performance came ...
and directed by
Rupert Goold
Rupert Goold (born 18 February 1972) is an English director who works primarily in theatre. He is the artistic director of the Almeida Theatre, and was the artistic director of Headlong Theatre Company (2005–2013).
Early years
Goold was ...
.
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110703053503/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23964587-enron-director-rupert-goold-to-tackle-911-legacy-on-10th-anniversary.do
2011 plays
Plays about the September 11 attacks
Plays by Tony Kushner
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