'My future is here. My aim is clear and simple. I want out. I wanna be rich. I'm not gonna pretend it's anything more than that and I want it now.' David, Kojo and Sharon grew up on a London estate. Now in their mid 20s, they're eyeing another kind of life. But how do you choose the right path when temptation lies around every corner? If your emotional or financial debt is sky high, how do you buy your way out? Bola Agbaje's smart, savvy second play for the Royal Court asks whether being out of the system might be just as good as being in it. Her characters struggle to ignore the pull of lawless gain and in their newly-respectable, adult lives, find it hard to move away from a background which both haunts them and entices them back. Agbaje's characteristically energetic, vibrant dialogue captures the dynamic rhythm of spoken language and she portrays an under-represented slice of society with skill and compassion.
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A programme text edition of Bola Agbaje's new play for the Royal Court, Off the Endz is a savvy, astute play which portrays an under-represented slice of society with skill and compassion.
Published as a programme text to conicide with the play's premiere at the Royal Court Theatre, London, on 11 February 2010. Bola Agbaje is a fresh young writer of Nigerian descent providing an authentic look at the issues of identity and culture in multicultural Britain. Bola's first play GONE TOO FAR! was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre, 2008.
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Published as a programme text to conicide with the play's premiere at the Royal Court Theatre, London, on 11 February 2010.
The Modern Plays series is world famous for containing the work of many of the finest contemporary playwrights. Established in 1959 with the publication of Shelagh Delaney's A Taste of Honey, it remains a series synonymous with the very best in new writing for the stage. Today it features over 1000 plays and continues to grow alongside the staging of new work.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781408130131
Publisert
2010-02-11
Utgiver
Vendor
Methuen Drama
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
6 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
96
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