Attempts on her Life

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Play closed 10 May 2007

Lyttelton Theatre (National Theatre) South Bank, London

Katie Mitchell's revival of Martin Crimp's Attempts on her Life, 17 scenarios for the theatre.

Martin Crimp's 17 scenarios for the theatre, shocking and hilarious by turn, are a rollercoaster of late 20th-century obsessions. From pornography and ethnic violence, to terrorism and unprotected sex, its strange array of nameless characters attempt to invent the perfect story to encapsulate our time.

Attempts to describe her? Attempts to destroy her? Or attempts to destroy herself? Is Anne the object of violence? Or its terrifying practitioner?

Since its premiere 10 years ago, Attempts on her Life has been translated into more than 20 languages. This is its first major UK revival.