Something Awful (NHB Modern Plays)

Something Awful by Tatty Hennessy is a thrilling play inspired by the true-crime story of the Slenderman. Soph and her best friend Jel love scary stories and hunt for the best online. But then new girl Ellie turns up at school with one of her own.

Something Awful was first staged at VAULT Festival, London, in 2020, and was selected for publication in Plays from VAULT 5, an anthology of five of the best plays from the festival, published by Nick Hern Books.

Auteur

Tatty Hennessy is an award-winning playwright, dramaturg and director. She is a graduate of the Royal Court Young Writers Programme. Previous plays include F Off (National Youth Theatre, Udderbelly); A Hundred Words for Snow (Trafalgar Studios); The Snow Queen (Theatre N16) and All That Lives (Ovalhouse).