Br'er Cotton by Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm
A scorching play about a fourteen-year-old boy struggling to make sense of his place in an impoverished world filled with seemingly random killings of young black men.'Bold, brave and very, very funny… an important play, and a great one, that will leave audiences thinking for a long time'
* Guardian *'An ambitious play [with] fiery dialogue, surging metaphors and questions about progress… astute about current battles around race, identity and the thunderous burden of history'
* Evening Standard *'Remarkable play… as current as this morningPowerful and passionate. Builds in power throughout the show, surging to a stunning climax'
* Theatre Notes *'Acutely contemporary… an intricate consideration of the complexities of present-tense race relations'
* WhatsOnStage *'Powerful… Chisholm's writing is light and naturalistic when it needs to be but also shot through with knotty and impassioned poetry'
* Time Out *'A bold new voice'
* The Stage *Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm is a playwright and artist. His other plays include Hooded: Or Being Black for Dummies.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781848427525 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848427522 |
| Title | Br'er Cotton |
| Author | Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm |
| Series | Nhb Modern Plays |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Nick Hern Books |
| Year published | 2018-03-08 |
| Number of pages | 88 |
| Prizes | Winner of Best New Play, Off-West End Awards 2019 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |