Adapted from Donoghue's 2010 novel in which a five-year-old boy welcomes us into his life in the ten-by-ten-foot room he was born into: a world of domestic routine and fun with his fond, energetic young Ma. ROOM is a play about the triumph of love over horror.
The songs in ROOM are by Cora Bissett and Kathryn Joseph.
Keywords:Ā drama - songs - family - child - mother - loveĀ
Genre: Drama, play with songs
Run time: 135 minutes
Cast size: 7 actors
Male roles: 4
Female roles: 3
'An artistic triumph, a brilliantly constructed and performed play ... a different experience than reading the book or watching the film, but arguably more powerful and entertaining ... Seldom is a play adapted from a novel as fulfilling and rich an experience as the original read, but Room is.'