Chasing Hares

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

'They're always trying to do that. Make us run off in different directions to try to catch a single hare. Because they know. If we work together we might bring down the stag.'By day, machine operator Prab struggles to survive the precarity and brutality of his factory job in West Bengal. By night, he writes stories for his baby daughter Amba.When a popular actress recruits him to write a play for her, Prab seizes the opportunity to expose the injustice of factory conditions and the rumours of child exploitation. But in his fight for change, is he ready to risk his future, his family and even his own life?Winner of Theatre Uncut's Political Playwriting Award, Sonali Bhattacharyya's Chasing Hares is a tale of resistance and dignity in the face of global exploitation. It was premiered at the Young Vic Theatre, London, in July 2022, directed by Milli Bhatia.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-07-21
Mått:129 x 198 x 8 mm
Vikt:126 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:NHB Modern Plays
Antal sidor:104
Förlag:Nick Hern Books
ISBN:9781839041013
Utmärkelser:Winner of Theatre Uncut's Political Playwriting Award 2021

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Dramatik inom Skönlitteratur

Mer om författaren

Sonali Bhattacharyya is an award-winning playwright whose plays include: King Troll (The Fawn) (Kali Theatre/New Diorama, London, 2024); Liberation Squares (Fifth Word tour, 2024); Chasing Hares (Young Vic, London, 2022); Two Billion Beats (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, 2022; an earlier version was staged by the Orange Tree in 2021 as part of their Inside/Outside season), Megaball (National Theatre Learning), 2066 (Almeida Theatre), The Invisible Boy (Kiln Theatre) and White Open Spaces (Pentabus Theatre).Chasing Hares was the winner of Theatre Uncut's 2021 Political Playwriting Award.(Author photo by Helen Murray)

Recensioner i media

'[A] drama about the gig economy and the workers trapped inside it [that] plays out like a thriller. Sonali Bhattacharyya's fast, witty script finds an original way to tell the global backstory of the zero-hours workforce, joining up the dots from child labour in West Bengal to unethical working conditions in Britain... [It has] emotional power and intelligence'