Crouch Touch Pause Engage
Published on 19. February 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
104 pages
978-1-78319-210-6 (ISBN)
Description
On the eve of one of the most important games of his career, Welsh rugby legend Gareth Thomas received a warning: The Sun newspaper was going to 'out' him as gay.This is the story of two Welsh names bruised, but not beaten, by media speculation: Gareth 'Alfie' Thomas,100 caps for Wales, now one of the world's most prominent gay sportsmen; and his hometown,Bridgend, itself a victim of tabloid intrusion following the deaths ofseveral young residents.Working with Alfie himself, and young people in Bridgend, Robin Soans joins forces with some of the UK's most exciting theatre companies to tell a great story about sport, politics, secrets, life and learning to be yourself.
Reviews / Votes
Max Stafford-Clark and Out of Joint's previous ventures with writer Robin Soans have produced thought-provoking and passionate blasts of political theatre * Whatsonstage.com * While at times dark and difficult, ultimately the play is a joyful, hopeful experience... Crouch Touch Pause Engage is a grudge match between denial and acceptance, between the individual and the community, in which, in the end, to try is to triumph. * Time Out London * It boasts robust performances and speaks with potent immediacy about isolation, deception, candour and compassion. * Evening Standard * It's a modest kind of heroism that's depicted in Robin Soans's latest documentary - drama and somehow all the more glorious for that. * The Times ***** * Max Stafford-Clark and Out of Joint's previous ventures with writer Robin Soans have producedthought-provoking and passionate blasts of political theatre * Whatsonstage.com *
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 206 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
136 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78319-210-6 (9781783192106)
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Robin Soans
Crouch Touch Pause Engage
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02/2015
1st Edition
Oberon Books Ltd
€13.99
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Person
Robin Soans is celebrated for his documentary verbatim plays based on interviews with real people, including Out of Joint's acclaimed shows Mixed Up North, A State Affair and Talking to Terrorists which was nominated Best Play at the TMA awards and was subsequently produced overseas, including in Tehran. Other works include Life After Scandal, about Christine and Neil Hamilton, and The Arab-Israeli Cookbook, which also spawned a book of recipes. His most recent play is the fictional drama Perseverance Drive, which played to great praise at the Bush Theatre in 2014.