Pretend You Have Big Buildings by Ben Musgrave

Pretend You Have Big Buildings by Ben Musgrave

A tender and funny play about growing up in Romford in the shadow of Canary Wharf. 1995. Big buildings are rising in London's Docklands. But marooned miles to the east, half-in and half-out of the city, Romford has not been invited to the party. Confused about its identity, the inhabitants of the 'only town in London with its own ring road' are trying to cope. The relationships they forge have painful implications, in this poetic and passionate play that explores growing up, identity and loss. Ben Musgrave's play Pretend You Have Big Buildings won the 2005 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting and was first performed at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, in 2007. 'An exceptional play... original, sophisticated, intelligent... and highly entertaining' Brenda Blethyn, Bruntwood Playwriting Competition panel of judges

'Touching, funny, immensely assured.. Musgrave's fresh take on forbidden desire in unforgiving surroundings races with a vitality all of its own'

* Telegraph *

'Musgrave has a bright future... this play has a scope and a sense of recent history that too many new plays lack'

* The Times *

Ben Musgrave is a playwright who grew up in Britain, Bangladesh and India. His debut play, Pretend You Have Big Buildings, won first prize in the inaugural Bruntwood Playwriting Competition and was premiered at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, in 2007. He has also written extensively for young people, including commissions for Y Touring, Only Connect and Birmingham Repertory Theatre.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781854599926
ISBN 10	1854599925
Title	Pretend You Have Big Buildings
Author	Ben Musgrave
Series	Nhb Modern Plays
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Nick Hern Books
Year published	2007-07-12
Number of pages	128
Prizes	Winner of Winner of the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2005
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