Kingsland*, released on June 18, 2026, presents a poignant contemporary theatrical text penned by French writer and playwright Sophie Merceron. This work is seventy-two pages of medium size, and is published by Éditions Espaces 34** within the “Contemporary Theater” series under the artistic supervision of director Stanislas Nordi. It is offered in the market at a price of fourteen and a half euros.14.50 Number of pages 72""", node=137)/>>. The text was supported by the Godot Prize (Normandy region), and is the result of a writing residency by the author in the city of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, organized at the invitation of UNESCO in January 2022. Its release coincides with its inclusion in the cultural events of the “Manifesto of Dramatic Writings for Youth” at the House of Gesture and Image in Paris.The play, intended for readers aged twelve and above, takes place in a wasteland on the outskirts of a gray, miserable city that might be Tbilisi itself. In this desolate space, the boy “Mishka” lives with his mother “Okja” inside a mobile residential trailer surrounded by other similar trailers, and close to them are the ruins of a huge factory that represented the pulse of the place before the fire completely consumed it. Despite its burning and stopping, Mishka still hears on certain nights the sounds of its movement and the noise of its machines resounding in his ears. The plot gets complicated with...The appearance of the girl "Tamara", a young woman with eyes surrounded by dark circles who is nicknamed "the skeleton" by everyone in those parts.
The four main characters and their accompanying voices move in a dramatic space filled with cautious hopes and an urgent desire for liberation. Mishka and Tamara must escape and leave quickly from that barren spot in order to reconcile their lives and their future, which is still ahead of them and it is not too late yet. But this departure collides with a bitter reality and heavy symbolism imposed by the nature of the place. It looks like that landThe sticky stickiness seems to stick to the soles and bind the steps, at a time when the dawn is slow, and the day finds it very difficult to break through the darkness at sunrise, which adds a touch of existential suspense to the fate of these boys.
