Why is everything we learn everything we do About men Just a big bunch of men killing each other Just ...swords and dicks Where are all the girls? School is a nightmare, boys are infuriating and maccies is the only place open after 6pm. Growing up isn't easy, but it's even harder when you are from a place where no one expects anything of you - and especially if you're queer or the new girl at school. Beth, Rachel, Zahidah, Ellie and Chloe are stuck, stuck in their drama group, stuck in school and stuck in their small town which doesn't even have a Nando's. Written by Samantha O'Rourke, alumni of the Young Everyman Playhouse programme, Our Town Needs a Nando's is published in Methuen Drama's Plays for Young People series which offers suitable plays for young performers and audiences at schools, youth groups and youth theatres. This edition was published in June 2023.

A sharply funny and touching drama from writer Samantha O'Rourke about five teenage girls growing up just outside Liverpool, as they struggle with their developing sexualities, difficult home lives, economic hardships, and their GSCE drama final project.

About the Author
Samantha O'Rourke is northern writer-director based in North Wales. Recent screen projects include short film 'Jelly' - Ffilm Cymru/BBC Wales/Mad as Birds & original comedy drama 'Mincemeat' for Channel 4/Blacklight. Sam was Writer on Attachment for Liverpool's Everyman Playhouse and is part of artist led project Future Forms at the Donmar Warehouse. Other theatre credits include Theatr Clwyd, Volcano Theatre, Boundless Theatre and Dirty Protest. She is currently developing her first feature supported by Ffilm Cymru and a comedy drama series for Channel 4 Drama. Sam was recently selected as part a BFI Flare x BAFTA mentoring programme. A graduate of Young Everyman Playhouse [YEP], Our Town Needs a Nando's was developed when she was a writer on attachment with the theatres.


Book Information
ISBN 9781350434615
Author Samantha O'Rourke
Format Paperback
Page Count 80
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC