Jack Thorne Plays.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thorne, Jack, author.

Series:

NHB Modern Plays.

NHB Modern Plays

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

One-act plays, English--Drama.

One-act plays, English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : NHB Modern Plays, 2023.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Nigel and Julie have two children and a cat named Lily. Lily has a problem with feline arthritis. Not 'a problem' – an issue. It's not a problem at all. Lily can still drag herself up the stairs to her bowl. Everything's fine. Just wait until you hear Julie's Boris impression! Jack Thorne's Whiff Whaff is a savagely funny short play about attitudes to disability and mental health. It was first performed by Theatre Uncut at Southwark Playhouse, London, in March 2011. The great thing about Barbara is you can't half... BOO!' Barbara's mam makes fun of her for being deaf. It's her mam's way of making it easier for people, so it isn't so embarrassing. But when in 1949 those new hospitals come along – 'death traps', people are calling them – it's her mam who makes her go along and get her ears seen to. Jack Thorne's Boo is a powerful and beautifully observed short play for one actor, exploring the impact of the newly established National Health Service on working people's lives. It was first performed by Sophie Stone as part of The Greatest Wealth: In Celebration of the NHS at The Old Vic, London, on 25 June 2018, directed by Adrian Lester.

Contents:

Intro

Title page

Contents

Dedication

Introduction

Hope

The Solid Life of Sugar Water

Junkyard

the end of history...

Burying Your Brother in the Pavement

Whiff Whaff

Boo

About the Author

Copyright and Performing Rights Information.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781784607838

1784607835

9781788506533

1788506537

OCLC:

1380464636