Upfront Theatre: Why Is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt?; Arsehammers; The Year of the Monkey; Hard Working Families by Dowie, Claire

Upfront Theatre: Why Is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt?; Arsehammers; The Year of the Monkey; Hard Working Families (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781350011144)

Vendor: Claire Dowie
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Format: Paperback
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Upfront Theatre: Why Is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt?; Arsehammers; The Year of the Monkey; Hard Working Families by Dowie, Claire

Upfront Theatre: Why Is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt?; Arsehammers; The Year of the Monkey; Hard Working Families

$32.95
Upfront Theatre: Why Is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt?; Arsehammers; The Year of the Monkey; Hard Working Families by Dowie, Claire

Upfront Theatre: Why Is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt?; Arsehammers; The Year of the Monkey; Hard Working Families

$32.95
Format: Paperback
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An anthology bringing together a selection of Claire Dowie's plays for young people, which are ideal for performance with a large cast.

The anthology includes the following plays and an introduction by the author.

Why Is John Lennon Wearing A Skirt? (Stage2 version, large cast) portrays a 14-year-old girl who dresses like a boy and would rather play football than anything else. This version can be performed by a cast of up to 100.

Arsehammers (Stage2 version, large cast) is about a boy's relationship with his grandfather, who is suffering from Alzheimer's (or "Arsehammers", as the boy hears it). He believes his grandad to have superpowers on account of his routine disappearances. A brilliant tale of living with, and understanding, mental illness. It has been reimagined for a cast of around 20.

The Year of the Monkey (Stage2 version, large cast) shows a mother dreaming of injecting some excitement into her humdrum life. The play has been revised the play for around 25 young people.

Hard Working Families (original version, large cast), which hasn't previously been published, is a satirical play with music that exposes the true impact that earning a living has on young people in modern-day society. It is a response to politicians' visions of 'ordinary people', set against the reality of earning a living and the way this impacts on young people's lives. It can be performed by a cast of up to 50.

Author: Claire Dowie
ISBN-10: 1350011142
ISBN-13: 9781350011144
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Language: English
Published: 05/04/2017
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 08/01/2017
By Claire Dowie
By Claire Dowie
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Claire Dowie is a writer, performer, poet, comedian and pioneer of Stand-Up Theatre, often associated with the In-Yer-Face approach to theatre-making. After starting out on the alternative comedy circuit, she switched to stand-up comedy and writing plays. Her first major work, Adult Child/Dead Child, won a Time Out Award in 1988. Other works include Why is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt?, Easy Access (For the Boys), All Over Lovely, Cat and Mouse, Death and Dancing and The Year of the Monkey. She works extensively with young people.

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