Chalk

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Mathisson Chalk - living in New York City with his producer, Marco, and his assistant, Celia, is having a spot of trouble with his latest play, Civil Lincoln: it’s a two-hander about how Lincoln built the state on lies, and his cast just walked out. Bobby Chalk - stagnating in London, forlornly chasing after his bookstore love, Alice - is nevertheless lighting up a flagging career as a writer, with his biography of Turing picky up good reviews. When Mathisson’s Lincoln passes the Turing test and demands and rewrite of the ending, it’s up to Bobby to stop the world caving in…