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Nigeria, England, America, Jamaica; are you proud of where you're
from? Dark skinned, light skinned, afro, weaves, who are your true
brothers and sisters? When two brothers from different continents
go down the street to buy a pint of milk, they lift the lid on a
disunited nation where everyone wants to be an individual but no
one wants to stand out from the crowd. A debut work produced at the
Royal Court's Young Writers Festival, Gone Too Far! is a comic and
astute play about identity, history and culture, portraying a world
where respect is always demanded but rarely freely given. Gone Too
Far! premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in 2007 where it was
awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in
an Affiliate Theatre, 2008. It is published here in an abridged
form as part of Methuen Drama's Plays For Young People series.
The Methuen Drama Book of Plays by Black British Writers provides
an essential anthology of six of the key plays that have shaped the
trajectory of British black theatre from the late-1970s to the
present day. In doing so it charts the journey from specialist
black theatre companies to the mainstream, including West End
success, while providing a cultural and racial barometer for
Britain during the last forty years. It opens with Mustapha
Matura's 1979 play Welcome Home Jacko which in its depiction of a
group of young unemployed West Indians was one of the first to
explore issues of youth culture, identity and racial and cultural
identification. Jackie Kay's Chiaroscuro examines debates about the
politics of black, mixed race and lesbian identities in 1980s
Britain, and from the 1990s Winsome Pinnock's Talking in Tongues
engages with the politics of feminism to explore issues of black
women's identity in Britian and Jamaica. From the first decade of
the twenty-first century the three plays include Roy Williams'
seminal pub-drama Sing Yer Hearts Out for the Lads, exploring
racism and identity against the backdrop of the World Cup; Kwame
Kwei-Armah's National Theatre play of 2004, Fix Up, about black
cultural history and progress in modern Britain, and finally Bola
Agbage's terrific 2007 debut, Gone Too Far!, which examines
questions of identity and tensions between Africans and Caribbeans
living in Britain. Edited by Lynnette Goddard, this important
anthology provides an essential introduction to the last forty
years of British black theatre.
Not Black and White comprises of three new plays which examine the
state of modern day Britain from the perspective of three leading
black contemporary playwrights. Roy Williams, Kwame Kwei-Armah and
Bola Agbaje tackle the prison system, the mayoralty and immigration
in their respective plays. Category B: Roy Williams Saul runs a
tip-top wing - the screws love him for it, especially Angela.
Prisoners follow his rules, and it's all gravy. But Saul's number
two position is vacant, new inmates are flooding in, so everyone's
feeling the heat. No-one wants to go to Cat B, but the world on the
outside is a different story. Seize the Day: Kwame Kwei-Armah
Jeremy Charles could be London's first black mayor. He has the face
to represent it - a well-spoken, good-looking Londoner, with an
appetite for change. He's sold his pitch on reality TV, but can he
be the real people's candidate? Detaining Justice: Bola Agbaje
Justice is locked in a cold dark cell, his asylum application
pending. His sister Grace would like to help, but has been told to
leave it in God's hands. Crown Prosecutor Mark Cole has an
infallible reputation for successful prosecutions - however he has
had a change of heart - and job. His first case is for the defence
of Justice - but, in his new role, is Cole the man to help?
Published to coincide with the Not Black and White season at the
Tricycle, where the three dramas played in rep Oct 8 -Dec 19 2009.
The Methuen Drama Book of 21st Century British Plays showcases five
of the best new plays from the first decade of the twenty-first
century. A perfect reminder of the relevance, vitality and
innovation of British theatre, this collection represents some of
the most exciting plays to emerge in recent years. Joe Penhall's
multi-award-winning Blue/Orange was heralded as 'one of the best
new plays in the National's history' (Sunday Times). Set in a
mental hospital it provides a riveting exploration of racism,
health and power, and was the winner of the Olivier Award for Best
New Play 2001. Elmina's Kitchen by Kwame Kwei-Armah, about gun
crime and the struggle to make a living on Hackney's Murder Mile,
marked the emergence of a major new writing talent. 'An exquisite
tragi-comedy for our times' (Herald) Neilson's Realism dramatises
the everyday life and increasingly bizarre fantasies and thoughts
of its protagonist with comic zeal and inspired inventiveness. Gone
Too Far! explores a London community divided by race and prejudice.
The first play to be written about the London 7/7 terrorist
bombings, Simon Stephens' Pornography tells seven entwining stories
of people's lives during the day leading up to the catastrophic
event.
Nigeria, England, America, Jamaica; are you proud of where you're
from? Dark skinned, light skinned, afro, weaves, who are your true
brothers and sisters? When two brothers from different continents
go down the street to buy a pint of milk, they lift the lid on a
disunited nation where everyone wants to be an individual but no
one wants to stand out from the crowd. A debut work produced at the
Royal Court Theatre in February 2007 as part of its Young Writers
Festival, Gone Too Far! is a comic and astute play about identity,
history and culture. portraying a world where respect is always
demanded but rarely freely given. Set on a London housing estate it
depicts the experience of young multicultural Londoners and the
issues of identity and culture that both unite and divide the
characters. Gone Too Far! premiered at the Royal Court Theatre as
part of its Young Writers Festival on 2 February 2007. It was
awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in
an Affiliate Theatre, 2008.
'Supporters keh. Forget this country. How many year have you lived
here...? Your English is better than the Queen's and they still
call you...' When Kayode's election campaign for a seat in
parliament fails, the Nigerian born MP falls into a pit of
depression. Angry and confused, he blames his loss on his
ethnicity, despite being beaten by another black candidate. His
subsequent remarks to the press force him into hiding. Disgraced
and, according to his friend, 'in need of a holiday', he returns to
his native Nigeria hoping to escape politics. But here he meets his
adopted brother, who is deeply involved in the corrupt politics of
his homeland. Kayode's determination to change things emerges with
fierce vehemence, as he becomes dangerously involved in a political
power struggle. Bola Agbaje's satirical new play questions our
notion of home. It examines what it is to be both a British and
African citizen, and what happens when corruption in the two
nations seems impossible to overcome.
A collection of wide-ranging and ambitious short plays reflecting
the complexities of women and political power in the United
Kingdom. The five plays in this volume look at the impact and
influence that women have today. In Acting Leader by Joy Wilkinson,
Margaret Beckett finds herself Acting Leader of the Opposition
after the sudden death of John Smith. The Panel by Zinnie Harris is
about the power politics underlying the selection of any candidate.
Playing the Game by Bola Agbaje is about the election of a new
President of a Students' Association. In Pink by Sam Holcroft, a
millionaire businesswoman is confronted by an unexpected visitor.
You, Me and Wii by Sue Townsend is set in a council house in a
small Leicestershire town at election time. The plays were first
performed at the Tricycle Theatre, London, as part of the Women,
Power and Politics season in June 2010. The other plays presented
in the season are available in the companion volume, Women, Power
and Politics: Then.
'My future is here. My aim is clear and simple. I want out. I wanna
be rich. I'm not gonna pretend it's anything more than that and I
want it now.' David, Kojo and Sharon grew up on a London estate.
Now in their mid 20s, they're eyeing another kind of life. But how
do you choose the right path when temptation lies around every
corner? If your emotional or financial debt is sky high, how do you
buy your way out? Bola Agbaje's smart, savvy second play for the
Royal Court asks whether being out of the system might be just as
good as being in it. Her characters struggle to ignore the pull of
lawless gain and in their newly-respectable, adult lives, find it
hard to move away from a background which both haunts them and
entices them back. Agbaje's characteristically energetic, vibrant
dialogue captures the dynamic rhythm of spoken language and she
portrays an under-represented slice of society with skill and
compassion. Published as a programme text to conicide with the
play's premiere at the Royal Court Theatre, London, on 11 February
2010. Bola Agbaje is a fresh young writer of Nigerian descent
providing an authentic look at the issues of identity and culture
in multicultural Britain. Bola's first play GONE TOO FAR was
awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in
an Affiliate Theatre, 2008.
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