Description
Book SynopsisEdited and Introduced by Rosamunde Hutt, Foreword by Pam St. Clement
A challenging and culturally diverse collection of new plays for young people by some of the UK''s foremost writers aimed at young people. Beautifully written and tested in performance, these plays which deal with topics such as domestic violence, eating disorders, mother/daughter relationships and sibling rivalry, has become essential texts for teenagers, theatres, schools, colleges and drama groups.
The Plays
Listen To Your Parents by Benjamin Zephaniah: Winner of the Commission of Racial Equality Race in the Media Award. Gives us a teenager''s view of domestic violence through poetry and football.
Precious by Angela Turvey: How do you stop being a graffiti artist and become a real one?
Look At Me by Anna Reynolds: Uses theatricality to explore behaviour in and out of school.
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Table of Contents
Introduction by Rosamunde Hutt 7 On the road with Theatre Centre 14 T h e P l a y s 1 7 Listen To Your Parents Benjamin Zephaniah 21 Precious A n g e l a T u r v e y 5 9 Look at Me A n n a R e y n o l d s 9 5 Gorgeous Anna Furse 145 Glow M a n j i n d e r V i r k 1 7 3 Souls Roy Williams 215 Plays produced 1953-2003 254
