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Working in partnership with the National Theatre, these new playscripts bring the theatre alive in the classroom. Each play has been carefully selected to ensure maximum impact and relevance to students, while the activities and teaching support are underpinned by National Theatre strategies so that teachers can feel confident using these approaches. Vibrant production images and the "Making the play" section show how the play is brought to life on stage while the activities combine a focus on English skills with the play as a perfomance. What does it mean to have a home? What makes a home home? In this verbatim play, Nadia Fall combines real testimonials with song and music to bring to life the often unheard voices of those people who have nowhere to call home. Focusing on a hostel in inner-city London, Fall introduces the people who are living there and through them explores one of the most pressing contemporary social issues, homelessness amongst young people.
The play explores the precarious existence of young people living in an inner-city London hostel, forcing them to confront the instability of their living situations. Nadia Fall constructs a narrative that centers on the residents of a temporary housing facility, each struggling to define the concept of home while navigating systemic poverty and social isolation. The play utilizes a verbatim framework, incorporating real-world testimonials to ground the characters' experiences in authentic dialogue. Through the integration of music and song, the work highlights the emotional weight of displacement and the search for belonging in an unforgiving urban environment.
Discussion often centers on the effectiveness of the verbatim format in humanizing statistics regarding youth homelessness. Readers frequently highlight the play's ability to balance raw, unfiltered testimony with the structured, rhythmic elements of musical performance. Critics note that the inclusion of educational resources makes the text particularly accessible for academic settings while maintaining its impact as a dramatic piece. The work is widely recognized for its focus on the intersection of personal identity and the lack of physical shelter in modern society.
Page Count:
128
Publication Date:
2018-06-25
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0198421508
ISBN-13:
9780198421504
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