Against (Modern Plays)

But God is talking to him. He sets out to change the world. I don't want to do violence to anyone. Only violence stands in his way.Christopher Shinn's gripping play received its world premiere at the Almeida Theatre on 12 August 2017 in a production directed by Ian Rickson and starring Ben Whishaw as Luke.. A rocket launches. The future. Luke is an aerospace billionaire who can talk to anyone. I understand what I have to do I have to sacrifice myself for it - I have to sacrifice you - to stop things changing - so be it.Silicon Valley. I'm not a violent person. But I understand my role

A playwright who writes with unshowy depth and unforced menace on a challenging subject * New York Magazine * Mr Shinn sees and hears people as they are, and his greatest strength is his ability to reproduce onstage the clumsy poetry of natural human interaction. * New York Times * . That skill is rarer than you might think

His work has been premiered by Lincoln Center Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, the Vineyard Theatre, South Coast Rep, the Goodman, the Royal Court, and the Soho Theatre, and later produced around the world. . He is Assistant Professor of Playwriting in the School of Drama at The New School, New York. Christopher Shinn's awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship in Playwriting, a grant from the NEA/TCG Residency Program, an Obie in Playwrit