Simon's Dream recounts a dream which saved a career and changed a life.

Illustrated with verbatim text from a conversation with award-winning English playwright and Professor of Scriptwriting at Manchester Metropolitan University, this piece is Giclée printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag.

Simon Stephens has written over 20 plays, including the adaptation of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Sea Wall and Fatherland, Co-created with Frantic Assembly's Scott Graham and Karl Hyde for the Manchester International Festival at the Royal Exchange.

After watching Fatherland, a verbatim play which confronts contemporary fatherhood in all its complexities and contradictions, "the most poignant piece of theatre I've ever seen, it literally blew me away", Sam D'Cruze, artist and Child Of's founder, contacted Simon as his father's alcoholism was mentioned during the performance.

Generously agreeing to an interview, the conversation between Simon & Sam in 2018 discussed his childhood where alcohol was prevalent, unearthed pearls of wisdom and a couple of great stories, one being a dream he had whilst working at the National Court Theatre as Head Dramatist. 

Read more about Simon here.

5% of print sales will go to Nacoa, a charity supporting the children of alcoholics and 5% to Outside Edge, a theatre dedicated to working with those touched by addiction. 

£4.75 per medium print and £16.25 per large print will be donated to each charity.

Child Of would like to wholeheartedly thank Simon Stephens for his generosity in sharing his story.