Sometimes when I can’t stand on my own two feetOr the voices in my head feel cracked and incompleteI turn up the volume of my Broken BeatsThe Big Heavy Bass sends moves flowing to my feetMelodic rhymes fill my head and make me feel oh-so-sweetCos my Broken Beats help me feel aliveAnd not so Broke and Beat.The Broke ‘n’ Beat Collective is a unique mash up of hip-hop, theatre and puppetry which brings together four amazing artists: beat-boxer Hobbit, b-boy LoGisTics , singer/rapper Elektric and puppeteer Mohsen to form The Broke ‘n’ Beat Collective.Written by Keith Saha, a playwright and the co-artistic director of 20 Stories High, and Sue Buckmaster, the Artistic Director of Theatre-Rites, The Broke ‘n’ Beat Collective is a unique theatrical experience filled with gripping tales, transfixing poetry and hip-hop puppetry. Funny and moving, it is a raw and moving play that explores the hardships faced by young people in the UK today.This edition was published to coincide with a national tour of the play which opened in February 2016 in a coproduction between 20 Stories High and Theatre Rites.
