National Theatre Connections 2023

Name: National Theatre Connections 2023
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781350382695
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10 Plays for Young Performers

By Simon Longman and Mr Leo Butler and Leo Butler and Ed Harris and Mr Jon Brittain and Jordan Tannahill and Jon Brittain and Shamser Sinha and Avaes Mohammad and Lisa McGee and Molly Taylor and Mr Ed Harris

Series: Plays for Young People

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National Theatre Connections 2023 compiles ten new plays crafted by some of the UK's most celebrated playwrights, designed specifically for young performers. These works challenge young theatre-makers to engage with themes such as climate change, politics, toxic masculinity and gang culture, encouraging exploration of pressing contemporary issues through performance.

The anthology includes comprehensive workshop notes, providing valuable guidance on character development, rehearsal techniques and production staging, making it an essential resource for both performance and study.
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This collection is ideal for young actors, drama educators and schools seeking dynamic, relevant plays that provoke thought and creativity. It suits performance groups interested in engaging with contemporary social themes through theatre.

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National Theatre Connections 2023 draws together ten new plays for young people to perform, from some of the UK's most exciting and popular playwrights. These are plays for a generation of theatre-makers who want to ask questions, challenge assertions and test the boundaries, and for those who love to invent and imagine a world of possibilities.

The plays offer young performers an engaging and diverse range of material to perform, read or study. Touching on themes like climate change, politics, toxic masculinity and gang culture, the collection provides topical, pressing subject matter for students to explore in their performance.

This 2023 anthology represents the full set of ten plays offered by the National Theatre 2023 Festival, as well as comprehensive workshop notes that give insights and inspiration for building characters, running rehearsals and staging a production.

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Drama & Theatre praises the collection for its versatility, noting it offers resources suitable for staging full productions, exploring diverse textual and performance styles in lessons, or serving as a basis for analysis and discussion.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350382695

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 June 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Methuen Drama

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 40.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 640g

Pages: 566

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Arts & Culture Avaes Mohammad Children’s, Teenage and Educational Ed Harris Jon Brittain Jordan Tannahill Leo Butler Lisa McGee Molly Taylor Mr Ed Harris Mr Jon Brittain Mr Leo Butler Non-Fiction Series: Plays for Young People Shamser Sinha Simon Longman

About the Author

Simon Longman is a playwright from the West Midlands.
Lisa McGee, an award-winning screenwriter and playwright from Derry, is the creator, writer and executive producer of the acclaimed Derry Girls.
Leo Butler is an award-winning playwright.
Jordan Tannahill is a novelist, playwright, and director of film and theatre.
Avaes Mohammad's scripts have chronicled post 9/11 multicultural Britain and represented the challenges of young people in the UK.
Jon Brittain is a playwright, television writer and director.
Molly Taylor is a writer & theatre-maker from Liverpool.
Shamser Sinha writes about people at the wrong end of money, fortune and the wars we fight.
Ed Harris is an award-winning, dyslexic playwright, poet and comedy writer based in Brighton.
Alison Carr is a playwright and radio dramatist.