| Debris | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Dennis Kelly |
| Characters | 1 male and 1 female |
| Date premiered | 2001 theatre 503 in London |
| Original language | English |
Debris by Dennis Kelly was produced first at Theatre 503[1] in London in 2003 before it transferred to Battersea Arts Centre the next year.
A one-act play where a brother and sister try to make sense of their dysfunctional childhood. The pair lie about their past creating new elaborate past stories, the central narrative is of the brother, Michael, who finds a baby who he names Debris trying to keep him a secret and alive from his alcoholic father confiding only in Michelle his sister who is fascinated with their mother's death and gives several contradicting stories of how she died.
In the first scene the brother describes coming home to see his father who has committed suicide by crucifixion. Kelly has said "I was brought up a Catholic, so, like every decent Catholic, as a child I fantasised about being crucified - it must have come from there,"
Debris was developed whilst Kelly was on attachment at the National Theatre Studio. A production by the Latchmere Theatre opens at Battersea Arts Centre in March 2004.
"Dennis Kelly's often hilarious, bizarre two-hander proves he's a name to watch." Time Out