Punk Rock (Modern Plays)

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Beautiful City Theatre put on a production of this play in Montreal at The Centaur from 5–14 May 2016, directed by Calli Armstrong.

Methuen Drama Student Editions are expertly annotated texts of a wide range of plays from the modern and classic repertoires. I directed his play Port at the Exchange, and I think it's one of the best things I've ever done. His writing is so detailed, so psychologically rich, so daring in terms of his emotion. He's not very English in that way." Marianne Elliot, director I try to be as creative with the structure of my pieces – fundamentally how many scenes there are, and where and when they are set – as I would be with language or image or action. Some critics have criticised Stephens for unoriginality, however. For example, Leo Benedictus, writing for the guardian in 2009, said "The critics spot various possible influences such as The History Boys, Another Country, Lord of the Flies, Elephant, If…, Skins, and The Catcher in the Rye." [18] Legacy [ edit ] Identity Crisis [ edit ] SS – The point for me is not to aspire to perfection but to creativity. The playwrights whose structural creativity most inspires me are Caryl Churchill’s (especially in her 21st Century plays), Sarah Kane and Robert Holman.SS – I like it all: the process of adapting from other sources, writing new versions of plays not written in English and generating my own original work. The adaptations are exercises in dramaturgy and form; a version of the story in dramatic language. And the original pieces synthesise all these things as well as exercising my imaginative response to my world.

The two characters, William and Lilly, who are known as the two main characters of the play, both embody the theme of love. In the play, William seems to take a liking towards the new girl, Lilly who doesn't like him but ends up liking another character, Nicolas. The theme of love is shown through William's body actions towards Lilly and his type of language used. An example of this is shown when William eventually asks Lilly out using romantic language, but is then rejected by Lilly. Soon after this, William's character turns and we see a more darker side to him because of her denial of his love towards Lilly. Speaking of the characters, these are good too. It is clear how they all fit into the little group even though some characters have a much bigger role in the story than others. The interaction between them is great though, funny at times, angering and just plain tense at others.While the show has now run its cause at the Victoria Hall Theatre, which was sadly not at capacity, it is well worth keeping an eye on what these fabulous young talents attempt next. Everything human beings do finishes up bad in the end. Everything good human beings ever make is built on something monstrous. Nothing lasts. We certainly won't . . .