The Enemy

In a once-great Scottish town, a massive redevelopment project promises to bring money, jobs and new prospects to its forgotten population. However, when Dr Kirsten Stockmann discovers a dangerous secret, she knows she must bring the truth to light - no matter the cost.

A provocative and timely drama about corruption, politics and the media, The Enemy is a uniquely Scottish take on Henrik Ibsen’s timeless work An Enemy of the People, written by award-winning playwright Kieran Hurley.

This edition was published to coincide with its National Theatre of Scotland production in October 2021.

Kieran Hurley is an award-winning writer, performer, and theatre maker based in Glasgow. Theatre includes Mouthpiece (Soho Theatre & Traverse Theatre), Square Go (Paines Plough), A Six-Inch Layer of Topsoil And The Fact It Rains (Perth Theatre), Heads Up (Show And Tell), An Injury (Ovalhouse Theatre), Rantin (National Theatre of Scotland), Beats (Show and Tell & Soho Theatre), Chalk Farm (ThickSkin), Hitch. Film includes Beats (Sixteen Films/Wild Bunch/Altitude/BFI/Creative Scotland) and radio includes Edinburgh (BBC Radio 4).