Till the Stars Come Down

by Beth Steel

128 pages, Paperback

Published January 18, 2024

About the author

Beth Steel’s first play Ditch premiered at the HighTide Festival before transferring to the Old Vic Tunnels. Ditch was shortlisted for the John Whiting Award. Wonderland, her second play, was performed at Hampstead Theatre and won her the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright. Her third play, Labyrinth opened at the Hampstead Theatre in 2016.

Reviews

[Graham Butler Breen]

3.5 but closer to 3
Big and messy but unsatisfyingly hollow in the end. Felt it needed more to wrap it up, I think the strict “act” structure was a detriment to the story.
Fine, but I think the fault of men should reap more rewards here rather than the destruction of sisterly bonds. They seem to suffer more and it just paints a bit of a terrible picture at the end. Maybe that’s the point?

[Bobby Sullivan]

Some families should forgo alcohol at weddings.