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Stiletto Beach

by Sadie Hasler

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Home, friendship and Essex stereotypes

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Home, friendship and Essex stereotypes

Set in Southend-on-Sea, this play brings together lifelong friends Leanne and Kelly and newcomer Helen, whose arrival unsettles their familiar routines. The women’s growing friendship becomes a way to examine competing ideas of staying put, getting away and valuing where you come from. With Leanne’s Nan and east-ender Roni also in the mix, the story takes aim at stereotypes women have faced for decades, using its Essex setting as more than a backdrop. The publisher’s description points to mischief and unexpected turns, while keeping the focus on friendship, place and the assumptions attached to “Essex girls.”

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Those interested in contemporary plays centered on women’s friendships.
  • Readers curious about Southend-on-Sea and questions of home, belonging and regional identity.
  • Those seeking theatre that addresses gender stereotypes.

Themes

Women’s friendshipHome and belongingRegional identityGender stereotypes

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Book overview

Best mates Leanne and Kelly have lived in Southend-on-Sea their whole lives. Larger-than-life Leanne is happy staying put, but Kelly secretly dreams of escaping her dull job and seeing the world.

When out-of-towner journalist Helen can't afford Leigh-on-Sea so moves in next door instead, events take a surprising turn. As Leanne and Kelly take her under their wing, an unexpected friendship blooms in Spoons, and Helen soon has them reconsidering what it means to celebrate where you're from.

With the help of Leanne's Nan, east-ender Roni, they take a sharp swipe at stereotypes women have been putting up with for decades. Mischief ensues, fires are lit, and the Essex girls do what's in their blood: cause trouble - but not in a way anyone would expect...

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