When Danielle was a child, three women loomed large in her life: her gritty, responsible mother, her wild-child Aunt, and their best friend. Now a young woman herself and facing the break-up of another relationship, Danielle takes stock of her childhood years - of an absent dad; of her fascination with a neighbourhood "bad boy" - and uncovers a story of everyday heroism and the strange tricks that memory can play. A warm and witty play, Getting to the Foot of the Mountain premiered at the Birmingham Rep in May 2002.

Author Biography

Lisa Evans writes for theatre, radio and television. Her original stage plays include Keep Smiling Through (Theatre by the Lake); Glory Glory (Duke's Lancaster); The Day the Waters Came (Theatre Centre); Up The Duff (Theatre Royal, York); Once We Were Mothers (New Vic, Stoke); Getting to the Foot of the Mountain (Birmingham Rep) ; Christmas Without Herods (Women's Theatre Group); Stamping, Shouting and Singing Home (Watford) She has adapted The Tenant of Wildfell Hall; East Lynne; Villette; The Maid of Buttermere; Frankenstein; and Jamaica Inn for the stage. In November 2011 Lisa was awarded the Writers' Guild of Great Britain award for Best Play for Children and Young People for The Day the Waters Came. Website: www.lisaevans.co.uk