
Protest Song
Tim Price(Author)
Methuen Drama (Publisher)
Published on 16. December 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-1-4725-7705-4 (ISBN)
Description
Danny sleeps rough on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral. Has done for years. Then one morning he wakes to see a canvas city being erected in front of him. And Danny finds himself swept up in the last occupation of London. Protest Song is a fictional play inspired by real events.
Tim Price's funny and savage monologue explores the reality of the Occupy movement.
Protest Song received its world premiere in the National Theatre's Shed Theatre on 16 December 2013.
This edition features an introduction by the playwright, Tim Price.
Tim Price's funny and savage monologue explores the reality of the Occupy movement.
Protest Song received its world premiere in the National Theatre's Shed Theatre on 16 December 2013.
This edition features an introduction by the playwright, Tim Price.
Reviews / Votes
The cry of protest it invokes is a strong one against the inequalities we all condone by our continued failure to do anything about them. * Guardian * Down with bailed-out banks, student loans, racist cops - oh, and Boris. * Daily Telegraph * . . . its political message is both refreshingly complex and important . . . This is exactly the sort of brave theatrical event that we need to see more of at the National. * Observer * Our sympathy is never lost . . . and the audience are kept constantly on their toes. * Independent * It is an intelligent look at the Occupy movement from its fringe. The monologue highlights the contradictions inherent in the movement related to idealism and realism. And how difficult it is to position oneself in the place of the other. Imaginative use of audience participation in that respect, so that the issue of empathy may transfer to the spectators. -- Jose Ramon Prado, University Jaume I, SpainMore 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
82 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4725-7705-4 (9781472577054)
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Person
Tim Price is a former journalist from the South Wales valleys. As well as writing for stage and television, he hosts a new writing night in a Mongolian Yurt in Cardiff called Dirty Protest. Tim was one of eight candidates to be selected for the BBC Drama Writer's Academy 2009 and was awarded a The50 bursary in 2006 as one of the best 50 emerging writers in the UK. His plays include For Once (Pentabus Theatre), Salt Root and Roe (Donmar Warehouse/Trafalgar Studios) and I'm With The Band (Traverse Theatre).