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The Half Of It
The first play written by award-winning actor and playwright Karen Cogan.
The Half Of It is a relentless, darkly lyrical monologue about a life, lived unseen, which won the Stewart Parker Award in 2018 after a sold-out run at the Dublin Fringe Festival, produced by Mommo Theatre.
In a London flat, a Cork woman is climbing the walls. She lives alone, eating dry digestives and hiding from the postman. She hasn't stepped outside in six years. Does she definitely still exist?
‘An exquisite piece of theatre… a poignant reflection on modern society and how we treat ourselves and each other’ - The Reviews Hub
‘A slow-burning and complex vision of a woman’s inner life’ - No More Workhorse
47 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 22, 2018
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About the author
Karen Cogan
2 books2 followersKaren Cogan is a writer/performer from Cork. Karen’s script FLED topped the 2019 Brit List, with 20 nominations from broadcasters and producers. FLED was one of the BAFTA Rocliffe TV drama 2019 winners.
FLED is now in development with A Very English Scandal Exec producer Dominic Treadwell Collins and a broadcaster.
She is co creator, co lead writer and executive producer on a new series for a UK channel.
Karen has original TV scripts in formal development with production companies and broadcasters including BBC, Sky, Channel 4 and ITV. She has recently worked in writers rooms for Sky, Apple and BBC. Karen Cogan wrote on Series 2 of THE YOUNG OFFENDERS 2019 for BBC. She is currently writing on a drama for a streamer.
Karen wrote a piece for The Abbey Theatre’s ‘Dear Ireland’, performed by Siobhan McSweeney. Karen’s solo play DRIP FEED ran at the Soho Theatre and was shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award, an Offie and a Dublin Fringe Award. Drip Feed was script-commissioned for television and is with a broadcaster.
Her first play The Half Of It won the Stewart Parker Award and was nominated for five Fringe Awards, winning one.
Karen completed the Channel 4 Screenwriting scheme 2019 and is The Phelim Donlon Bursary recipient, The H Club’s Theatre Emerging Creative and an Arts Council Next Generation Artist. She has spoken on panels at the Traverse Theatre, The Guilty Feminist and at RADA and written a monologue for the Guilty Feminist. Karen trained as an actor at RADA.
FLED is now in development with A Very English Scandal Exec producer Dominic Treadwell Collins and a broadcaster.
She is co creator, co lead writer and executive producer on a new series for a UK channel.
Karen has original TV scripts in formal development with production companies and broadcasters including BBC, Sky, Channel 4 and ITV. She has recently worked in writers rooms for Sky, Apple and BBC. Karen Cogan wrote on Series 2 of THE YOUNG OFFENDERS 2019 for BBC. She is currently writing on a drama for a streamer.
Karen wrote a piece for The Abbey Theatre’s ‘Dear Ireland’, performed by Siobhan McSweeney. Karen’s solo play DRIP FEED ran at the Soho Theatre and was shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award, an Offie and a Dublin Fringe Award. Drip Feed was script-commissioned for television and is with a broadcaster.
Her first play The Half Of It won the Stewart Parker Award and was nominated for five Fringe Awards, winning one.
Karen completed the Channel 4 Screenwriting scheme 2019 and is The Phelim Donlon Bursary recipient, The H Club’s Theatre Emerging Creative and an Arts Council Next Generation Artist. She has spoken on panels at the Traverse Theatre, The Guilty Feminist and at RADA and written a monologue for the Guilty Feminist. Karen trained as an actor at RADA.
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August 5, 2019
An honest, confronting and lyrical piece of writing that opens pathways of conversation and introspection.
August 5, 2019
Amazing piece of writing. Moving and unique. 5 stars
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