A twisting two-hander, a psychological thriller from the acclaimed author of Emilia.

Heather and Carla haven't seen each other since school. Their lives have taken very different paths Carla lives a hand-to-mouth existence while Heather has a high-flying career, husband and a beautiful home. And yet, here they are in a caf having tea and making awkward conversation. That is until Heather presents Carla with a bag containing a significant amount of cash and an unexpected proposition&

Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's electric thriller asks how far beyond the playground we carry our childhood experiences and to what lengths some people are willing to go to in order to come to terms with them.

The Wasp was first staged at Hampstead Downstairs, Hampstead Theatre, London, in January 2015, transferring to the Trafalgar Studios in the West End in December 2015.

The play was adapted by its author for the screen, and the resulting feature film, The Wasp, directed by Guillem Morales and starring Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer, was released in 2024.

The stage play is published by Oberon Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

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