Rita, Sue and Bob Too by Andrea Dunbar; A State Affair by Robin Soans
When it first came out, Rita Sue and Bob Too caused a sensation for it's frank portrayal of child sexuality in a Northern Town; the fact that the play was based on the writer's own experience only added to the furore. Max Stafford-Clark originally commissioned Rita, Sue and Bob Too for the Royal Court in 1982. Eighteen years later, he returned with a group of Out of Joint actors to the Bradford estates that Andrea knew. A State Affair is a record of what they found. "A genius straight from the slums" - Shelagh...
Rita, Sue and Bob Too by Andrea Dunbar; A State Affair by Robin Soans
When it first came out, Rita Sue and Bob Too caused a sensation for it'...
...you'll see them stuck like insects in amber. Like an Ibsen play... haunted for the rest of their lives Life After Scandal takes you behind the closed curtains and beyond the reach of the telephoto lenses to explore our paparazzi-infested world from the other side, as those implicated in some of the most notorious scandals of recent years talk frankly about the events which transformed their lives. This new verbatim play from the writer of Talking To Terrorists and The Arab-Israeli Cookbook uses the subjects' own words to take an entertaining, compassionate and deeply moving look...
...you'll see them stuck like insects in amber. Like an Ibsen play... haunted for the rest of their lives Life After Scandal takes you behind t...
Against the rising Bajan sun, the Gillard family gathers to lay their mother Grace to rest. Eli, devout follower of the Church of God of Providence and father to three, reluctantly welcomes his wayward son, Josh, back into the fold. London, five years later. The table is set for another family reunion. Tiger Malt for the men, Juiceys for the women and lashings of Madeira cake are washed down with a familiar dose of holy water. But past shadows illuminate old passions and these fragile relationships are tested for the last time. From the vibrant colours of Barbados to the grey skies of...
Against the rising Bajan sun, the Gillard family gathers to lay their mother Grace to rest. Eli, devout follower of the Church of God of Providence an...
On the eve of one of the most important games of his career, Welsh rugby legend Gareth Thomas received a warning: The Sun newspaper was going to 'out' him as gay. Working with Thomas himself, and young people in his hometown of Bridgend, playwright Robin Soans has spun a powerful story about sport, politics, secrets, and learning to be yourself.
On the eve of one of the most important games of his career, Welsh rugby legend Gareth Thomas received a warning: The Sun newspaper was going t...