Victim
“You give a thousandth of an inch…they won't just take a mile. You're done. ”
victim by martin murphy
***** “Every gesture, turn of phrase, and facial expression is perfectly judged” Stage Talk Magazine
Prison guard Tracey prides herself on the professional distance she keeps between herself and the women in her care, but when a high profile inmate arrives, career criminal Siobhan takes advantage.
One performer plays captive and captor in this twistedly comic game of cat and mouse which explores if either of them will ever be truly free.
Victim opened at Pleasance Courtyard in August 2017 as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The play was published by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama to coincide with its preview at London’s Old Red Lion Theatre.
Starring Louise Beresford and written & directed by Martin Murphy Victim won a reviewers award for Best Drama at the fringe before a critically acclaimed London run at Kings Head Theatre in 2018.