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Shook (NHB Modern Plays) Samuel Bailey

Shook (NHB Modern Plays) By Samuel Bailey

Shook (NHB Modern Plays) by Samuel Bailey


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Summary

Instead of GCSEs, Cain, Riyad and Jonjo got sentences. Locked up in a young offender institution, they trade sweets, chat, kill time - and await fatherhood. Grace's job is to turn these teenagers into parents, ready to take charge of their futures. Shook is a tender and honest play examining the young men society shuts away.

Shook (NHB Modern Plays) Summary

Shook (NHB Modern Plays) by Samuel Bailey

Instead of GCSEs, Cain, Riyad and Jonjo got sentences. Locked up in a young offender institution, they trade sweets, chat, kill time - and await fatherhood. Grace's job is to turn these teenagers into parents, ready to take charge of their futures. But can they grow up quickly enough to escape the system? Winner of the 2019 Papatango New Writing Prize, Samuel Bailey's Shook is a tender and honest play examining the young men society shuts away.

Shook (NHB Modern Plays) Reviews

'A fantastic debut... boy it punches home' Thomas Sutcliffe - Saturday Review, BBC Radio 4; 'One of the most important theatrical debuts of the decade' BritishTheatre.com; 'Both laugh-out-loud funny and brutally honest, catching you off-guard with touching moments when you least expect it... funny, down-to-earth, and with a lot to say' WhatsOnStage 'A delicate and deliberately paced character study... the dialogue is bitterly funny... a moving and absorbing piece of work' The Stage

About Samuel Bailey

Samuel Bailey is a playwright whose plays include Shook, winner of the 2019 Papatango New Writing Prize. He was the recipient of the Times Breakthrough Award at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2021.

Additional information

GOR012311195
9781848428942
1848428944
Shook (NHB Modern Plays) by Samuel Bailey
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Nick Hern Books
2019-10-31
96
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