Although quiet for a long time, Phil clearly considers everyone’s words and actions before he speaks. He gives calm and considered instructions to each member of the group as he assigns roles and tasks for them to complete. This makes him appear callous and nihilistic. A key quote that justifies his actions: Playwright Kelly gets it's character Leah, to define the terms of morality, when he compares humans to psychopathic Chimpsand social Bonobos.' Kelly says that he struggled with alcoholism during much of his 20s. [10] He attended Alcoholics Anonymous and has been sober since 2001. [11] For years we thought that Chimps were our closest living relative but now they're saying it’s Bonobos. Siegel, Tatiana (18 May 2019). "Zombie Films at Cannes: What's Up With All the Undead?". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019 . Retrieved 22 May 2019.

Kelly grew up on a council estate in Barnet, North London. [6] A child of an Irish family, he was one of five children and was raised as a Catholic. [7] He attended Finchley Catholic High School. [8] [9] Leaving school at 16 years of age, Kelly went to work in a market and then at Sainsbury's. [10]By Act 3 Scene 3 Cathy is ‘second in command’ as she is charged with killing Adam. A conversation takes place between her and Phil and despite Leah’s attempts to be heard, she is ignored by them both (p58)

From the start, she never feels showed remorse when she thinks Adam has died. Finding it, "exciting".' A group of teenagers do something bad, really bad, then panic and cover the whole thing up. But when they find that their cover-up unites them and brings harmony to their once fractious lives, where is the incentive to put things right.I sometimes think you're not human. I sometimes think I wonder, what would you do if I killed myself right here in front of you? What would you do? What would you do Phil?! I kind of wonder if people have always behaved like this? And when Phil becomes leader, he tries to deflect the blame altogether by blaming an imaginary pervert.' Olivier Award Winners Announced - Matilda Dominates!". London Theatre. 8 June 2016 . Retrieved 17 March 2021. From Morning to Midnight (2013): a translation, original play by Georg Kaiser, premiered at the National Theatre Perez, Rodrigo (6 February 2019). "Paramount Pulls The Plug On David Fincher's 'World War Z' Sequel". The Playlist. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019 . Retrieved 6 February 2019.

Rose Bernd (2005): a translation, original play by Gerhart Hauptmann, premiered at the Arcola Theatre a b Armstrong, Stephen (27 April 2009). "Popular but pulled". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 March 2021. Can I just say John, we haven't done anything But if we have done a thing, which we haven't, but if have than we did it together! Whatever we did, we did. Me and Phil, It wasn’t just Phil.

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Kelly's first professionally produced play Debris was written when he was 30 years old. [16] He says he wrote it imagining he'd give himself a part. Staged at Theatre503 in 2003, it transferred the next year to Battersea Arts Centre. It was well received and he went on to write the controversially titled Osama the Hero which was produced by Hampstead Theatre, beginning a long-running relationship with the theatre. [ citation needed] a b Cohen, Danny; Holmwood, Leigh (2 October 2008). "BBC3 axes Pulling after two series". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 March 2021. Brantley, Ben (28 June 2018). "Review: Carey Mulligan Tells a Harrowing Tale of 'Girls & Boys' ". The New York Times . Retrieved 1 March 2022.

These characters act as the ‘chorus’ or narrators. They throw the audience directly into the action at the beginning of each Act and are useful as they fill in any blanks for us. Forester, Gordon (2 March 2022). "Girls & Boys (State Theatre Company South Australia, Adelaide Festival) ★★★★★". Limelight . Retrieved 3 March 2022. Scene 4: Leah does not speak. Phil offers her a sweet and as he puts his arm round her to show affection, she spits out the sweet and leaves in disgust. Phil shouts after her. Chimps are evil... they murder each other. Did you know that? They kill and torture each other to find a better position within the social structure. a b "Dennis Kelly: I can't imagine a more violent writer than Shakespeare". Evening Standard. 10 April 2012 . Retrieved 11 March 2021.Dialogue: I like the vagueness of Jan and Mark's dialogues appearing at the beginning of every part. The cross-cutting will be fun to perform, though difficult. Richard first appears to be a strong character and potentially someone who is able to be a leader of the group. Lou is scared of him and he presents a challenge to John Tate’s leadership. Although he stands up to John Tate ( You shouldn’t threaten me John’ p17), he is eventually put in his place when John Tate turns the entire group against Richard by telling them to choose sides. (Act 1 Scene 3).