With A Little Bit of Luck
Published on 13. April 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-1-350-01093-2 (ISBN)
Description
I want to be iconic. I want to be beautiful, reckless, feared, hated, ahead of the times. I want to be different, I want to be dangerous . . .
London, 2001. Raves. Revision. Re-election.
Nadia is swept up in one hot summer's night of love that promises endless possibilities. Drinking, dancing, hope, ambition, lust, greed . . . and decisions that will determine the rest of her life.
Rhythmically underscored by a live mix of old-school UK Garage, With A Little Bit of Luck explores the legacy of a cultural movement that defined the hopes of a generation.
It received its world premiere at the Latitude Festival 2015 and then was produced as a tour by Paines Plough and Latitude from 13 April 2016.
London, 2001. Raves. Revision. Re-election.
Nadia is swept up in one hot summer's night of love that promises endless possibilities. Drinking, dancing, hope, ambition, lust, greed . . . and decisions that will determine the rest of her life.
Rhythmically underscored by a live mix of old-school UK Garage, With A Little Bit of Luck explores the legacy of a cultural movement that defined the hopes of a generation.
It received its world premiere at the Latitude Festival 2015 and then was produced as a tour by Paines Plough and Latitude from 13 April 2016.
Reviews / Votes
Fist-pumping euphoria . . . Crackles with a rare and unexpected life * Stage * It weaves an homage to garage music . . . Room-filling vocals . . . Tightly co-ordinated . . . Perfect. * Financial Times * Highlights of the myriad events on offer included Sabrina Mahfouz's With a Little bit of Luck . . . The crowd dancing, singing and cheering the whole show. * Whatsonstage * Magical stuff . . . immense details . . . high velocity . . . nerveless and tight * Observer on "Dry Ice" *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
76 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-01093-2 (9781350010932)
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Sabrina Mahfouz
With A Little Bit of Luck
E-Book
06/2016
1st Edition
Methuen Drama
€13.99
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Sabrina Mahfouz
With A Little Bit of Luck
E-Book
06/2016
1st Edition
Methuen Drama
€13.99
Available for download
Person
Sabrina Mahfouz is a British-Egyptian playwright, poet and screenwriter. Chef won a 2014 Fringe First Award; One Hour Only was winner of the 2012 Old Vic New Voices Edinburgh Award; Clean was produced by Traverse Theatre and transferred to New York in 2014. Sabrina has been the Sky Arts Academy Scholar for Poetry, Leverhulme Playwright in Residence at Bush Theatre and Associate Artist at Bush Theatre.