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Speech & Debate Stephen Karam

Speech & Debate By Stephen Karam

Speech & Debate by Stephen Karam


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Summary

A fiercely funny play by the Tony Award-winning author of The Humans.

Speech & Debate Summary

Speech & Debate by Stephen Karam

A fiercely funny play by the Tony Award-winning author of The Humans.

Three misfit teenagers are brought together by a sex scandal in their school, with nobody taking them seriously until they speak out with hilarious consequences.

Living in a social media minefield, where peers are judgmental and adults are dictatorial and condescending, Howie, Solomon and Diwata grapple with homophobia, online privacy and how to get the lead in the school play.

Stephen Karam's Speech & Debate was first performed Off-Broadway at Roundabout Underground in 2007. It received its European premiere at the Trafalgar Studios, London, in 2017, produced by Defibrillator.

Speech & Debate Reviews

'The pace is nigh-on perfect Stephen Karam has a talent for making serious things seriously funny'

* The Times *

'Comically unfolds the mysteries and peculiarities of todays youth'

* Telegraph *

'A triumph...hilarious, cliche-free, and immensely entertaining'

* New York Times *

'Bristling with vitality, wicked humour, terrific dialogue and a direct pipeline into the zeitgeist of contemporary youth'

* Variety *

'A bright, lively comedy'

* Guardian *

'Very funny... Karam has an excellent ear for the earnestness of teenagers and for the absurdity within such earnestness'

* WhatsOnStage *

'A coming-of-age drama that looks at the difficulties of coming out but also self-expression and self-regard in those tricky teen years when individuals are desperately attempting to find themselves some cracking jokes and intriguing situations'

* British Theatre Guide *

About Stephen Karam

Stephen Karam is an American playwright whose plays include:The Humans (Chicago, 2014; off-Broadway, 2015; Broadway, 2016; winner of a 2016 Tony Award, Drama Critics Circle Award and an Obie Award); Sons of the Prophet (2011; a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize and the winner of the 2012 Drama Critics Circle, Outer Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel and Hull-Warriner awards for Best Play); and Speech & Debate (off-Broadway, 2007; Trafalgar Studios, West End, 2017).

Additional information

GOR008911211
9781848426511
1848426518
Speech & Debate by Stephen Karam
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Nick Hern Books
2017-02-23
96
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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