This diverse anthology features eight contemporary plays founded in testimonies from across the world. Showcasing challenging and provocative works of theatre, the collection also provides a clear insight into the workings of the genre through author interviews, introductions from the companies and performance images which illustrate the process of creating each piece. Bystander 9/11 by Meron Langsner is an impressionistic but wholly authentic response to the catastrophe as it unfolded and in the days following. Big Head by Denise Uyehara is an interrogation of current...
This diverse anthology features eight contemporary plays founded in testimonies from across the world. Showcasing challenging and provocative works...
In late 2006 the everyday life of the quiet rural town of Ipswich was shattered by the discovery of the bodies of five women. This experimental and challenging work is a highly acclaimed new musical at London's National Theatre.
In late 2006 the everyday life of the quiet rural town of Ipswich was shattered by the discovery of the bodies of five women. This experimental and...
An explosive verbatim play about the 2011 London Riots, by the author of the award-winning London Road. In the summer of 2011, London was burning. Alecky Blythe took her Dictaphone to the streets. From the helicopters circling overhead to the burnt-out buildings on the street, Little Revolution records the voices and stories of a community from when the riots happened up to their present-day aftermath. Little Revolution premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in August 2014. Alecky Blythe is a playwright and pioneer of verbatim theatre. Her plays have...
An explosive verbatim play about the 2011 London Riots, by the author of the award-winning London Road. In the summer of 2011, London was b...
Alecky Blythe's engrossing verbatim play tells the stories of a generation. Created from five years of interviews with twelve young people from across the UK, Our Generation is a captivating portrait of their teenage years as they journey into adulthood. Often too extraordinary to be fiction, this funny and moving play is for anyone who is - or has ever been - a teenager. It was co-produced by the National Theatre, London, and Chichester Festival Theatre in 2022, directed by Daniel Evans.
Alecky Blythe's engrossing verbatim play tells the stories of a generation. Created from five years of interviews with twelve young people from across...