On the Rocks (2008 play)

For the similarly titled George Bernard Shaw play, see On the Rocks: A Political Comedy.
On the Rocks
Written byAmy Rosenthal
Directed byClare Lizzimore
Date premiered1 July 2008
Place premieredHampstead Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish

On the Rocks is a 2008 play written by Amy Rosenthal and directed by Clare Lizzimore about real events surrounding novelist, short story writer, poet and playwright D. H. Lawrence[1] in the tiny village of Zennor in Cornwall in 1916 in the middle of World War I.[2] It played at the Hampstead Theatre in London from 1 to 26 July 2008. It was shortlisted for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize in 2009.

  1. ^ Michael Billington (2 July 2008). "On the Rocks at Hamstead, London". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ^ Charles Spencer (3 July 2008). "On the Rocks: the dark delights of DH Lawrence in love – and at war". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 December 2017.