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The Big House Anthology

Diverse Plays for Diverse Casts: Phoenix Rising; Knife Edge; Bullet Tongue (Reloaded); The Ballad...

David Watson Andy Day James Meteyard The Big House

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English
Methuen Drama
10 August 2023
The Big House Anthology is a celebration of the last decade of work and plays by a unique theatre company, featuring five original plays that offer a chance for stories with diverse casts to contribute to the canon of theatre's literature.

As a UK-based theatre company, The Big House empowers care leavers and other disadvantaged young people through performance and long-term support. Their plays are born from the hearts and minds of the young people they engage, with this anthology offering five very different plays: a runner struck down by MS; a rapper who spits and snarls and tries to find it in herself to forgive; a teenager who fights for wealth, status and respect in the underworld of county lines; a cackling cowboy they call Corona; and a dog that has been tracked, murdered and stuck in a stew. This anthology celebrates the explosive creativity that comes from mobilising and platforming diverse voices, and its importance in generating social change.

Framed and introduced by directors and writers discussing their practice, along with an

introduction by Jez Butterworth, this is a book for students, educators, artists, theatre-practitioners, social workers and storytellers to tell stories that are rarely told, let alone with such fierce authenticity.

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Imprint:   Methuen Drama
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm, 
ISBN:   9781350359741
ISBN 10:   1350359742
Pages:   368
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Audience:   General/trade ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  ELT Advanced ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Foreword by Jez Butterworth Introduction by Maggie Norris Phoenix Rising by Andrew Day In Conversation with Writer Andrew Day Production Information Play In Conversation with Director Maggie Norris Knife Edge by David Watson In Conversation with Writer David Watson Production Information Play In Conversation with Director Maggie Norris Bullet Tongue (Reloaded) by Andrew Day How it was Written In Conversation with Writer Andrew Day Production Information Play In Conversation with Director Maggie Norris The Ballad of Corona V – The Remix by David Watson In Conversation with Writer David Watson Production Information Play In Conversation with Director Maggie Norris Redemption by James Meteyard In Conversation with Writer James Meteyard Production Information Play In Conversation with Director Maggie Norris

The Big House works with care leavers and those who are at a high risk of social exclusion, providing a platform for them to participate in the making of theatre and to have their voices heard. Through the use of performance and long-term wraparound support, The Big House unleashes their members’ creative potential, builds their aspirations and supports them into the next stage of their life. The Big House collaborates with exciting freelance theatre professionals to put on award-winning and critically acclaimed productions. The Big House works tirelessly to improve access to the creative industry for underrepresented groups, and has launched some thriving careers in theatre, film and TV.

Reviews for The Big House Anthology: Diverse Plays for Diverse Casts: Phoenix Rising; Knife Edge; Bullet Tongue (Reloaded); The Ballad of Corona V; Redemption

The epic scale and hugely ambitious writing indicates the theatrical chutzpah of The Big House. Similarly, the accompanying interviews and production notes are enormously helpful and offer encouragement and advice ... All these plays offer something unique and distinctive. * Drama and Theatre *


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