A collection of ten new plays for young people specially commissioned by the National Theatre for the New Connections Festival 2011 which will involve 200 schools and youth theatre groups in the UK and Ireland. Each play is accompanied by production notes and exercises.
Ready, set, fry! It’s time for the annual "Hot Wang Festival" in Memphis, Tennessee, and Cordell Crutchfield knows he has the wings that’ll make him king. Supported by his beau Dwayne and their culinary clique, The New Wing Order, Cordell is marinating and firing up his frying pan in a bid to reclaim the crispy crown. When Dwayne takes in his troubled nephew however, it becomes a recipe for disaster. Suddenly, a first place trophy isn’t the only thing Cordell risks losing.“The funny, moving tale of Black gay friends and lovers navigating responsibility and guilt — all while prepping for a hot wing festival — touches on pressing issues such as mental health as well as on the intricacies of Cajun marinade.” —Washington Post.“A funny, deeply felt consideration of Black masculinity and how it is perceived, filtered through the experiences of a loving gay couple and their extended family as they prepare for a culinary competition.” — Pulitzer Prize Jury.
The Mountaintop is published here as a Methuen Drama Student Edition, featuring notes and commentary by Harvey Young, Dean of the College of Fine Arts, Boston University, USA. The introduction offers a discussion of key themes including race, identity, politics, magical realism, one-act plays, historical figures and martyrs. The night before his assassination, Martin Luther King, Jr. retires to room 306 in the now-famous Lorraine Motel after giving an acclaimed speech to a massive church congregation. When a mysterious young maid visits him to deliver a cup of coffee, King is forced to confront his past and the future of his people. Portraying rhetoric, hope and ideals of social change, The Mountaintop also explores being human in the face of inevitable death. The play is a dramatic feat of daring originality, historical narration and triumphant compassion.
The first collection of plays from Kneehigh's Carl Grose. Includes the plays Grand Guignol, Superstition Mountain, Horse Piss for Blood, 49 Donkeys Hanged, and The Kneebone Cadillac.
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New revised schools' edition with teacher's notes by Anthony Banks.
We need to start at the start.Yes, yes, we do or the Neurotypicals will be confused.There was something off about the new guy. But now he's dead, and the sirens are fast approaching. Who to trust - what was it he told you that time on the pedalo?You need to get your story straight; because CCTV and number plates. Because everyone's perspective is different, and only certain perspectives count. You need an empty stage, a mic, a London bus. You need a captive audience, roller skates, and a man 25 to 45 who will do as he's told. Pressure's on. Engine's running.This edition was published to coincide with the premiere at London's Royal Court Theatre in September 2023.
Amy Daniels has a nice life. Her career is on the up, she loves her friends, and she's about to buy her very own flat. Amy could be described as a catch - so why is she perpetually single? The trouble is, Amy can see something no one else can: the end. As soon as she kisses someone, she knows, in vivid detail, how their relationship will end
A disparate team of super heroic teenage vagabonds is on the run and struggling with their powers, with all the wonders and horrors of being teenagers, and with a government determined to ruthlessly hunt them down!
Based on the original screenplay of 2006's most infamous film, comes this novelisation - KIDULTHOOD. Edgy, urban and contemporary, a story that speaks directly to young adults.