Yen by Anna Jordan
Anna Jordan's Bruntwood Prize-winning play, Yen explores a childhood lived without boundariesand the consequences of being forced to grow upon your own.'To say that Yen is absorbing would be an understatement.. what's most remarkable about Anna Jordan's writing is the taut mixture of incipient violence and utter, heart-wrenching tenderness'
* Exeunt Magazine *'[A] terrifying, witty, and compassionate study of the awful penalties of growing up alone and without boundaries'
* Independent *'A savage study of two teenage boys abandoned by society… leaves a lump in the throat that won't go down'
* Time Out *'[A] brutal but tender study of brotherhood... the dynamic range of Jordan's writing is extraordinary... achieves the uncommon feat of being difficult to watch yet easy to love'
* Guardian *'Very impressive... [Jordan] has a great ear for dialogue'
* British Theatre Guide *Anna Jordan's play Yen won the 2013 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting. Her other plays include Chicken Shop (Park Theatre, 2014), Freak (Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, 2014), Closer To God (Best Play and Audience Award at the Offcut Festival, 2009) and Just For Fun – Totally Random (Best New Writing at the Lost One Act Festival, 2009).
As a director her work has included Crystal Springs (Eureka, San Francisco, 2014) and Tomorrow I’ll Be Happy by Jonathan Harvey at the National Theatre Shed as part of the 2013 Connections Festival.
She is Artistic Director of Without a Paddle Theatre, and teaches acting and playwriting.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848425514 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848425511 |
| Title | Yen |
| Author | Anna Jordan |
| Series | Nhb Modern Plays |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Nick Hern Books |
| Year published | 2016-01-21 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Prizes | Winner of Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2013 |
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