Sucker Punch by Roy Williams
Roy Williams' Sucker Punch looks back on what it was like to be young and Black in the 80s and asks if the right battles have been fought, let alone won.
'This bruising new play by Roy Williams, for my money the undisputed heaveyweight champion of black British dramatists' Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph, 21.06.10 'Williams skillfully uses the ring to create a fable about race and money.He shows how Leon and Troy enjoy the illusion of autonomy but are ultimately at the mercy of promoters, for whom they are just meal tickets.' Micheal Billington, Guardian, 21.06.10 'As usual with Williams, the dialogue is crisp and bespoke: motives are mixed, nobody is a hero, nothing is just black and white.' Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 21.06.10 'Williams revisits themes familiar from his previous work: the brittleness of male freindships, the meaning of defeat, the travails of black working-class experiance as well as its pleasures.' Henry Hitchings, Evening Standard, 21.06.10 'Williams's ear for dialogue is astonishing. The hardcore chatter shuttles back and forth with casual racism, humorous insults, Eighties slang and Jamaican patois.' Neil Norman, Daily Express, 22.06.10
Roy Williams began writing plays in 1990 and is now arguably one of the country's leading dramatists. In 2000 he was the joint-winner of The George Devine Award and in 2001 he was awarded the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright. He was awarded the OBE for Services to Drama in the 2008 Birthday Honours List. His Plays include Days Of Significance (RSC), Baby Girl (NT Connections), Little Sweet Thing (Nottingham Playhouse), Slow Time (NT Education), Fallout (Royal Court Theatre) and Sing Yer Heart Out For The Lads (NT).
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781408131367 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408131366 |
| Title | Sucker Punch |
| Author | Roy Williams |
| Series | Modern Plays |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2010-06-11 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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