Six plays by some of the most exciting and distinctive female voices in British theatre, exploring the heartbreaking truth about the lives of women in the criminal justice system.
The plays were commissioned and premiered by Clean Break, a theatre and education company working with women whose lives have been affected by the criminal justice system.
Included in this volume:
Fatal Light by Chloë Moss, about a young mother's inability to cope with separation from her daughter.
Taken by Winsome Pinnock, about a mother confronted by the child she had to give up.
Dream Pill by Rebecca Prichard, about two children forced into prostitution.
Doris Day by E V Crowe, about two police officers and their different expectations of the job.
Dancing Bears by Sam Holcroft, about the twisted loyalties and violence in teenage gangs.
That Almost Unnameable Lust by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, about a writer holding workshops with older women in a prison.
The plays were first performed at Soho Theatre, London, in November 2010.
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Six plays by some of the most exciting and distinctive female voices in British theatre, exploring the heartbreaking truth about the lives of women in the criminal justice system.
Fatal Light by ChloA" Moss Taken by Winsome Pinnock Dream Pill by Rebecca Prichard Doris Day by E V Crowe Dancing Bears by Sam Holcroft That Almost Unnameable Lust by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
'A gripping vitality... It's striking how the overall tone is not stridently feminist, but quiet and matter-of-fact. Charged feels more urgent for it.'
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781848421295
Publisert
2010
Utgiver
Vendor
Nick Hern Books
Vekt
213 gr
Høyde
197 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
13 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
184