Blackout by Davey Anderson
This play can be performed with any number of characters, and with simple settings. Inspired by the true stories of a young offender from Glasgow, a 15 year old who had committed a violent crime, this short play was part of the National Theatre's "New Connections" programme which commissions plays about and for young people and was presented to critical acclaim at the Royal National Theatre. It's a hard-hitting play about 'getting bullied, fighting back, trying to make a name for yourself, turning vicious, doing something stupid, losing everything, then finding your way again'. The play can be performed as a monologue or with any number of actors and the staging can be as simple or elaborate as desired.
Davey Anderson is from Glasgow and his work as Playwright/Director includes: Snuff, (Arches Theatre, as winner of the Arches Award for Stage Directors, runner up Meyer-Whitworth Award), Rupture (NTS & Traverse Theatre) and Blackout (National Theatre New Connections & Citizens Theatre Young Company). His other plays include: Flicker (as part of the 200th play, ü¾Œ¦¼ran Mü¾Œ¶˜¼r), Playback (Ankur Productions), Wired (ü¾Œ¦¼ran Mü¾Œ¶˜¼r), Liar (TAG Theatre Company & Sounds of Progress, Best Show for Children and Young People, Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland) and Clutter Keeps Company (Birds of Paradise). Adaptations include: Zorro (Visible Fictions & Traverse Theatre). Co-Writing/Directing credits include: Mixter Maxter (NTS & St Magnus Festival, Orkney). As Associate Director he collaborated with New York based company The T.E.A.M. on Architecting (Co-Production with NTS). His work as Musical Director/Composer includes: Peter Pan (NTS & Barbican), Be Near Me (NTS & Donmar Warehouse), Oresteia (Lazzi Experimental Arts Unit & Cumbernauld Theatre) and Black Watch (National Theatre of Scotland, world tour). He was Director in Residence with the National Theatre of Scotland 2006-07 and is currently an Associate Playwright with the Playwrights' Studio Scotland 2010-11.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780573052583 |
| ISBN 10 | 0573052581 |
| Title | Blackout |
| Author | Davey Anderson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Samuel French Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-08-05 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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