Book description
Eigengrau / [ay-gen-gr-ow ] - noun. intrinsic light; the colour
seen by the eye in perfect darkness Rose believes in true love and
leprechauns. Her flatmate Cassie is engaged in a fervent struggle
against patriarchal oppression. Across London, Mark believes in the
power of marketing. His flatmate Tim Muffin is engaged in a fervent
struggle against his own waistline. In a city where Gumtree can feel
like your closest friend, looking for the right person can lead you
all the wrong places. Penelope Skinner's Eigengrau premiered at the
Bush Theatre, London, in March 2010 in a Strawberry Vale production.
Penelope Skinner's plays include Fucked (Old Red Lion/Assembly Rooms
Edinburgh), Scarlet's Circus (Hampstead Theatre Heat & Light
Company), 1 in 5 (Hampstead Theatre - Upstart), Scratch (Locative drama
for Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival). She has also written The Old Road:
A Man in Black Mystery for BBC Radio 7 and The Art Room, a graphic
novel.
