doollee banner
The Playwrights Database
contact doollee


Brad Birch

BRAD BIRCH

  
Nationality:    British
facebook     email:    n/a     Website:    n/a

Literary Agent:    United Agents  represented by Giles Smart

Brad Birch is the writer in residence at Undeb Theatre and is a member of Theatre503's 503 Five. Over the past five years, Brad has had work produced by Theatre Powys, Sherman Cymru, Theatre503, Dirty Protest, the Royal Court, the Arcola and the Lyric. Brad is a graduate of the Royal Court's Young Writers' Programme and subsequent progressions including the prestigious Supergroup and was a member of Sherman Cymru's New Writers' and Advanced Writers' groups in 2010. He is currently writing his first novel. Brad Birch has led many workshops with young people in a directing and writing capacity. He has also been involved in various community accessible Arts projects run and facilitated by local government funded organizations and is a regular speaker at Arts events in Mid Wales. He has also spoken at Pimlico Academy in London on the importance of Theatre today, young people's roles in Theatre and the opportunities the Arts provide for young people. He is currently studying towards a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the Open University.

Buy Plays with Doollee

Each page of doollee.com has links to play/book outlets, either directly to the Publisher, through Stageplays.com and Amazon to the second hand and 1st editions of AbeBooks. These links will automatically take you to the relevant area obviating the need for further search.
AbeBooks.co.uk   AbeBooks.com   Stageplays.com   amazon.com   amazon.co.uk   amazon.ca
whether you are a Playwright who wishes to make their entry definitive, an unlisted Playwright or a User with a tale to tell - we want to hear from you.
download WORD submission template

below is a list of Brad Birch's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Billy Chickens Is A Psychopath Superstar         Black Mountain         Blue Electric Wind         Brink, The         Brute         Can't Smile Wide Enough         Easter         En Folkefiende         Endless Ocean, The         Even Stillness Breathes Softly Against A Brick Wall         Furry Protest         Gardening for the Unfulfilled and Alienated         Hunger For Trade Project         Is My Sadness Crashing Cars?         Light Arrested Between the Curtain And the Glass         Milton         Often, Mud Sits On the Throne         Peckham: Soap Opera         Permafrost         Protest         Running On Empty         Selfie         Snow Queen         Sound Of Every Car Crashing At Once, The         Sunflowers         Tender Bolus         ThatcherWrite         This Must Be The Place         This Year Will Be Different         Tremor         Want For Nothing         Where the Shot Rabbits Lay         Who Will Speak In Defence Of Evil?         Youth
Billy Chickens Is A Psychopath Superstar

Synopsis:
Britain can't get enough of Billy Chickens. Fast-talking, charismatic, homicidally unstable. Despite being just out of prison, he's big on the scene guest DJ slots, special appearances, there's even talk of him hosting his own show. But Billy Chickens is a double murderer. He's served his time, but is his chaotic personality enough to turn Billy into the megastar we all secretly want him to be? Join a mad, bad bastard who knows how to give a quote for his dazzling turn in the dizzying media circus. Send in the clowns.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Theatre503

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Black Mountain

Black Mountain
Paul and Rebecca are running away - trying to save their marriage. They go to an isolated cottage. The perfect place to sort things out??

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Theatre Clwyd, Mold     Jul 2017

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Methuen Drama 2017   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Blue Electric Wind

Blue Electric Wind
Scott has noticed that most people at school are forgetting things and only a handful of misfits like himself can see it

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Contained in: "National Theatre Connections" published by Methuen Drama 2018   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Brink, The

Brink, The
History teacher Nick is on the edge. A hidden secret lies under the Brink. Nick can't get it out of his mind. A series of visions force him to investigate what lies beneath. Nick's girlfriend doesn't understand. Neither do his fellow teachers. Frustrated, he confides in a Year 10 student but can she be expected to have all the answers?

Notes:
-

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Theatre bemch

1st Published:
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama 2016   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
comedy drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Brute

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-     2011

Organisations:
Dirty Protest Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Can't Smile Wide Enough

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Rehearsed Reading Carad     2009

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Easter

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Sherman Cymru     2013

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Period full length play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

En Folkefiende

En Folkefiende
Brad Birch takes Ibsen's An Enemy of the People into the centre of a very modern scandal. How does Tom Stockmann keep both people and press on side when he makes a discovery about the town's prestigious new Spa? Presented with Squint, a London-based theatre company that asks big questions about the world we live in through exhilarating and provocative new work. Our distinctive, ensemble-driven productions collide new writing, music, movement and multimedia to create visceral and highly visual experiences.

Notes:
Original Playwright - Henrik Ibsen. A new version of An Enemy of the People

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Richard burton Company

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
adaptation 60 min

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Endless Ocean, The

Synopsis:
The Endless Ocean tells the story of a couple who abandon their 8 year old daughter and disappear out of the country. A kaleidoscopic exploration of the individual and a contempt for responsibility.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
The Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama's Richard Burton Company, Cardiff     31 Mar 2015

Organisations:
National Theatre of Wales

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Even Stillness Breathes Softly Against A Brick Wall

Even Stillness Breathes Softly Against A Brick Wall
everyday life, is it nothing but a series of creeping, soul destroying disillusionments and compromises? This young couple start to think so, falling further and further into a lyrical, wild and emotional world of their own, but their escape could prove much more dangerous than the conformity they've rejected.

Notes:
part of LabFest

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Eyebrow Productions

1st Published:

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Furry Protest

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-     2010

Organisations:
Dirty Protest Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Gardening for the Unfulfilled and Alienated

Gardening for the Unfulfilled and Alienated
An intimate storytelling experience for only two audience members at a time ? a limited opportunity to witness something very powerful. A man struggling under the weight of the modern world finds a self-help book that inspires him to take up gardening. And he's good at it. But there's a dark and violent secret to his success. Step inside Owain's garden shed to hear about the lengths he'll go to create a beautiful garden.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Pleasance, Edinburgh Fringe Festival     01 Aug 2013

Organisations:
Undeb thetre

1st Published:

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Hunger For Trade Project

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Manchester Royal Exchange / Schauspielhaus (Hamburg)     2014

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Is My Sadness Crashing Cars?

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Short play as part of WriteBites

1st Produced:
Eyebrow Productions     2011

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Light Arrested Between the Curtain And the Glass

Synopsis:
More thrills than frills - a raw production of a new play about guilt, faith and devotion set in the bleak and brooding uplands of Mid Wales. Stifled by the heartache of a local tragedy, the small, god-fearing town of Nantglyn is fractured. Fuelled by his own regret, the local vicar takes it upon himself to reunite the parish. Where will his crUSAde take him and his congregation?

Notes:
part of Sherman Cymru'st third egin:SpringBoard, our bilingual festival celebrating new writing And new voices.

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Piece

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Milton

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Dirty Protest     2013

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
one act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Often, Mud Sits On the Throne

Synopsis:
Company Waifs + Strays. Author Eleanor Lawrence (Last Man on the Heygate). Director Richard Fitch (Last Man on the Heygate). Author Jake Brunger (Schnapps). Director Barney Norris (Schnapps). Author Kenneth Emson (these Small Tragedies)). Director Stef O'Driscoll (these Small Tragedies)). Author Steven Hevey (An Education). Director Kirsty Patrick Ward (An Education). Author Brad Birch (Want for Nothing). Director Kirsty Patrick Ward (Want for Nothing). Author Sarah Solemani (Up the Royal Borough). Director Oliver Rose (Up the Royal Borough).

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Nabokov / The Vaults     2012

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
monologue

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Peckham: Soap Opera

Synopsis:
the lives and loves of Peckham locals will be played out in an omnibus of ten 5 minute episodes. Each episode will be performed by actors from the local community. Somewhere between Peckham High Street and Rye Lane: after an immigration raid at Lashanna's underground hair salon, Ravi encourages her to relocate to the basement beneath Amir's corner shop (unbeknownst to Amir of course). Above ground Ed scouts for a job, though Amir puts him off the scent. Across the way Glenda, Job Centre co-worker Elaine and Joey make a discovery which may force them into a morning commute to Lewisham. While over at the station, Linda loses her cat, but falls for a dapper stranger whose pin-striped garms are new to the Rye.

Notes:
Part of Royal Court's Open Court season. Author Bola Agbaje (lead writer). Author Rachel De-lahay (lead writer) with Brad Birch, Alice Birch, Adam Brace, Robin French, Lucy Kirkwood, Chloe Moss, David Watson and Roy Williams

1st Produced:
Royal Court, London     02 Sep 2013

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
5 min play

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:

Top of Page Top of Page

Permafrost

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Short play produced for the Court's Rough Cut Season

1st Produced:
Royal Court Theatre, London     19 Jan 2011

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Protest

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Old Vic, London     2015

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Running On Empty

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Probe Project / South East Dance     2013

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Selfie

Synopsis:
A radical retelling of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. In an age of self-obsession and advancing technology, everyone is capable of becoming an artist of his or her own life.

Notes:
adapted by Brad Birch (and the NYT Rep Company) from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  8            Other:  -

Further Reference:

Top of Page Top of Page

Snow Queen

Synopsis:
In a land above the seasons, at the heart of the storm, the Snow Queen creates a mirror which turns good to bad and the beautiful ugly. the mirror shatters and a million fragments fly around the earth. Two tiny splinters pierce Kai. they freeze his heart and mind and darken his view of the world. Seducing him with stories of his father, the Snow Queen takes him prisoner in her frozen palace, leaving all to think him dead. all except his best friend, Gerda. and so begins her brave adventure through magical landscapes to find and rescue her companion. . .

Notes:
written by Brad Birch And Andrew Sterry

1st Produced:
Wyeside Arts Centre, Wales     2008

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Childrens

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Sound Of Every Car Crashing At Once, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
part of Shhh. . . written by Brad Birch, Jon Brittain, Charlene James, GEmma Langford and Chris Urch. Welcome to the show that lifts the lid on some of London's deepest, darkest and sexiest secrets. . .and they're all true! Five new one act plays based on the anonymous and intimate secrets submitted by our audiences through the collection box in our foyer, Shhhh also heralds the arrival of our new resident writers - the 503Five.

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
one act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Sunflowers

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Theatre Powys     2010

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Tender Bolus

Synopsis:
charts the drama of a desperate couple on the brink of bankruptcy who clamber for a lifeline during one last gorge.

Notes:
part of Hunger For Trade - Global food security is facing crisis conditions as climate change, population growth and diminishing resources contribute to catastrophic outcomes.

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
one act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

ThatcherWrite

Synopsis:
Loved. Loathed. Lastingly influential. She gave us the right to buy, whilst taking our children's milk; marched some proudly to war, whilst driving others to riot; was honoured by the pomp and regalia of a ceremonial funeral whilst mocked as a burning effigy on the pyre. the Iron Lady who wasn't for turning continues to divide the nation's hearts and minds like no other figure in living memory.

Notes:
part of A Festival of Plays Inspired by Margaret Thatcher. In response to the national conversation surrounding Thatcher's death, theatre503 has invited a broad spectrum of writers to write a series of short plays looking back at Margaret Thatcher - the woman, the politics and her legacy.

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

This Must Be The Place

This Must Be The Place
Two friends try to make it in the big city

Notes:
Written as Kenneth Emson. Written with Brad Birch

1st Produced:
Latitude Festival     Jul 2016

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Contained in: "Plays From The Vault 2" published by Nick Hern Books 2017   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

This Year Will Be Different

Synopsis:
a brand shiny new year! Will your dreams come true? Will your goals be met? Or will you be hiding under the duvet? Whatever 2012 may bring, start it off right by heading to theatre503 for our first-week-of-the-year extravaganza. This is new writing with a difference - we've paired playwrights with video artists, animators and illustrators and asked them to create short pieces of theatre that focus on visual storytelling. Based on texts, tweets and photos from members of the public, the resulting show explores just what our annual New Year rituals reveal - and what lies behind all those smiling Facebook pictures. . .

Notes:
written by Tim Arthur. Brad Birch. Jonathan Brittain. GEmma Langford. Mufaro Makubika. Janice Okoh

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
collaborative project

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Tremor

Tremor
Once our lives are touched by tragedy, can we ever truly move on? Sophie and Tom's relationship fell apart in the aftermath of a catastrophe. Four years on and as they come face to face once again, the aftershocks of that fateful day can still be felt. Tremor is a play about now. It's about how we choose to see things and live our lives in a world riven with tension, anxiety and division.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Cardiff, Sherman     12 Apr 2018

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Methuen Drama 2018   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Want For Nothing

Synopsis:
A writer's response to Owen Jones' Chavs: The Demonization of The Working Class [In modern Britain, the working class has become an object of fear and ridicule. From Little Britain's Vicky Pollard to the demonization of Jade Goody, media and politicians alike dismiss as feckless, criminalized and ignorant a vast, underprivileged swathe of society whose members have become stereotyped by one, hate-filled word: chavs. In this acclaimed investigation, Owen Jones explores how the working class has gone from 'salt of the earth' to 'scum of the earth.' Exposing the ignorance and prejudice at the heart of the chav caricature, he portrays a far more complex reality. The chav stereotype, he argues, is used by governments as a convenient figleaf to avoid genuine engagement with social and economic problems and to justify widening inequality. Based on a wealth of original research, Chavs is a damning indictment of the media and political establishment and an illuminating, disturbing portrait of inequality and class hatred in modern Britain. This updated edition includes a new chapter exploring the causes and consequences of the UK riots in the summer of 2010.]. Six of the UK's most talented, bold young playwrights respond to the issues raised in Owen Jones' influential study of class stigma within modern Britain. These short plays debate the connotations of this stereotype, the current state of our nation and perhaps more significantly how we got here. With last summer's riots and the proposed new welfare reforms, there has never been a more pertinent time to discuss these issues.

Notes:
part of Chavs - Last Man on The Heygate/Schnapps/Somewhere between a News Clipping and the Gossip Pages/An Education/The Royal Borough

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Waifs + Strays

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Where the Shot Rabbits Lay

Synopsis:
In the wake of an acrimonious divorce, a Father and son venture into the wilderness on a camping trip looking for reconciliation.

Notes:
Part of the Royal Court Young Writers Festival

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Who Will Speak In Defence Of Evil?

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Part of Miniaturists 30 - Bringing you more of the best short plays by some of the most exciting playwrights in the UK today

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page

Youth

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
Undeb Theatre Company     2013

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

To Buy This Play:
If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies

Booksellers:

Genre:
site-specific full length play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

Top of Page Top of Page