How mortifying would it be to page through the creative writing you did as a teenager? And then, years or even decades later, actually see it in print? That’s what we recently asked a set of notable playwrights to do. The inspiration: A rare New York engagement of Shelagh Delaney’s 1958 kitchen-sink drama, “A Taste of Honey,” which she wrote when she was a mere 18. “Honey” was produced within months and soon became a critical and commercial hit on the West End and Broadway, and, later, a well-regarded movie.

Source: New York Times September 16, 2016 23:15 UTC