Wonder Boy by Ross Willis

Wonder Boy by Ross Willis

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Summary

A play about the power of finding your own voice, revolving around a twelve-year-old boy with a stammer. Winner of the Best Play Award at the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards.

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Wonder Boy by Ross Willis

A play about the power of finding your own voice, revolving around a twelve-year-old boy with a stammer. Winner of the Best Play Award at the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards.

'Audaciously inventive, sparky yet sensitive, giddily enjoyable.. an extraordinary exploration of adolescence... Willis can make quotidian detail startling... Even the stage directions ping... Willis's play unfolds itself in miraculous ways. It's some kind of wonderful'

* Guardian *

'Boundingly imaginative'

* The Times *

'Few things in theatre can match the electricity of a first-night crowd that believes what they've just seen will join the canon. Wonder Boy, by rights, should be on the school curriculum tomorrow... Willis' writing has all the roguish energy of a Year 8 inner-city classroom... Willis has a terrific theatrical imagination and his dialogue also sizzles... a work designed to celebrate and find joy in overcoming adversity. You can't help but be washed along with it'

* WhatsOnStage *

'A welcome treat... as heartwarming and as it is heartbreaking... impressive stuff'

* British Theatre Guide *

'Exhilarating... Ross Willis has a terrific feel for words... inspiring, irrespective of age'

* Observer *

Ross Willis's play Wolfie was awarded Best Play at the 2020 Writers’ Guild Awards, and Best New Play at the 2020 Off-West End Awards. He is based in Bristol.

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ISBN 13 9781848429543
ISBN 10 1848429541
Title Wonder Boy
Author Ross Willis
Series Nhb Modern Plays
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Nick Hern Books
Year published 2022-03-10
Number of pages 96
Prizes Winner of Best Play, Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards 2023
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.