Description
Winner of Best New Play award at the Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland 2012.
About the Author
Kieran Hurley is an award-winning writer, performer, and theatre maker based in Glasgow whose work has been presented internationally and throughout the U.K. Theatre includes Rantin (National Theatre of Scotland/ The Arches), Beats (The Arches), Hitch (The Arches), Chalk Farm co-written with AJ Taudevin (Oran Mor, ThickSkin). Other theatre includes The Jean Jacques Rousseau Show as co-writer (Oran Mor), Demons as co-writer (Oran Mor), London 2012: Glasgow (Theatre Uncut). At the time of print, Kieran is currently playwright in residence with the National Theatre of Scotland as recipient of the Pearson Playwrights' Scheme bursary.
Reviews
A tremendous piece of storytelling that takes us back to 1994 * Guardian *
An outstanding show; clever, ruthless, compassionate, full of political insight - with a subtlety, humanity that takes the breath away * The Scotsman *
The most exhilarating, urgent response to the events of last summer (2011 UK riots) that I've ever seen. A must. * Independent *
Hurley delivers the performance with an eye-popping intensity * Time Out *
An original, urgent piece of theatre * Telegraph *
Deceptively brilliant * The Herald *
Beats is theatre at its most vital and electrifying * Metro *
A truly intelligent and magical performance * Edinburgh Evening News *
Book Information
ISBN 9781783190379
Author Kieran Hurley
Format Paperback
Page Count 64
Imprint Oberon Books Ltd
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 94g