''Decade'' is a 2011 play by John Logan,

Lynn Nottage Lynn Nottage (born November 2, 1964) is an American playwright whose work often focuses on the experience of working-class people, particularly working-class people who are black. She has received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice: in 2009 for he ...

, and 18 other writers commemorating the tenth anniversary of the

September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks, also known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. Nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners, crashing the first two into ...

. The play is a compilation of 20 individual, shorter plays that combine to form the story's overarching narrative. Its structure is drawn from the work of the choreographer

Pina Bausch Philippine "Pina" Bausch (27 July 1940 – 30 June 2009) was a German dancer and choreographer who was a significant contributor to a neo-expressionist dance tradition now known as . Bausch's approach was noted for a stylised blend of dance move ...

and it involves a cast of 12. The play was commissioned by director

Rupert Goold Rupert Goold (born 18 February 1972) is an English director who works primarily in theatre. He is the artistic director of the Almeida Theatre, and was the artistic director of Headlong Theatre Company (2005–2013). Since 2010, Goold has be ...

for his company, Headlong. It premièred in

St Katharine Docks St Katharine Docks is a former dock in the St Katherine and Wapping ward of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies in the East End of London, East End on the north bank of the River Thames, immediately downstream of the Tower of London an ...

(the site of London's World Trade Centre) and was performed from 1 September to 15 October 2011, in a production starring Lia Williams and directed by Goold. The production received praise for its treatment of the subject material and Goold's direction.

Authors

* Samuel Adamson * Mike Bartlett *

Alecky Blythe Alecky Blythe, born 1976, is a British playwright and screenwriter. She has written several plays, including the acclaimed 2011 musical ''London Road (musical), London Road''. Her first play ''Come Out Eli'' won a Time Out Award. ''The Girlfriend ...

* Adam Brace * Ben Ellis *

Ella Hickson Ella Hickson (born 1985) is a British playwright and theatrical director, living in London. Early life Hickson was brought up in Guildford in Surrey and educated at Guildford High School from 1996 to 2003. Career Hickson's first play, ''E ...

* Samuel D. Hunter * John Logan *

Matthew Lopez Matthew Lopez may refer to: * Matthew López (writer) (born 1977), American playwright and screenwriter * Matthew Lopez (fighter) (born 1987), American mixed martial artist * Matthew Lopez (art researcher) (born 1993), Filipino art researcher, ...

* Mona Mansour * DC Moore *

Abi Morgan Abigail Louise Morgan (born December 1968) is a Welsh playwright and screenwriter known for her works for television, such as '' Sex Traffic'' and '' The Hour'', and the films ''Brick Lane'', '' The Iron Lady'', ''Shame'' and ''Suffragette''. ...

* Rory Mullarkey * Janine Nabers *

* Harrison David Rivers *

Simon Schama Sir Simon Michael Schama ( ; born 13 February 1945) is an English historian and television presenter. He specialises in art history, Dutch history, Jewish history, and French history. He is a professor of history and art history at Columbia Uni ...

* Christopher Shinn * Beth Steel * Alexandra Wood

References

External links

*Jury, Louise
Enron director Rupert Goold to tackle 9/11 legacy on 10th anniversary
''Evening Standard'', 27 June 2011. 2011 plays Plays about the September 11 attacks Plays by Tony Kushner {{2010s-play-stub