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Description for The Fall
Paperback. Can a younger generation, dispossessed and disenfranchised, truly empathize with the old - especially when their future is at stake? Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 99.
‘Imagine being him. Every day you wake up. You’re tired. Your body doesn’t work properly… He’s had a good life. Maybe he’s just sick of being old. I would be.’
Two teenagers sneak into an old man's home for a secret meeting. A young couple try to build their future whilst looking after an ailing parent. A care home offers its residents the opportunity to unburden their children.
James Fritz's The Fall asks how much can a younger generation, dispossessed and disenfranchised, truly empathise with the old – especially when their future is at stake? It was premiered ... Read more
The play offers ideal material for teenagers to read, study or perform.
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
98 g
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848425989
SKU
V9781848425989
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About James Fritz
James Fritz’s plays include The Fall (National Youth Theatre at the Finborough Theatre, London, 2016); Ross & Rachel (MOTOR at Assembly George Square, Edinburgh Festival Fringe; 59E59 Theaters, New York); Four Minutes Twelve Seconds (Hampstead Theatre, 2014; Most Promising Playwright, Critics' Circle Awards) and Lines (Rosemary Branch Theatre, 2011).
Reviews for The Fall
'[A] short, sharp shock of a play... youth theatre at its most mature, and most dazzling'
Guardian
'Perfectly pitched as a play for young actors... sets a new standard for youth theatre'
The Stage
'Intelligent, absorbing... confirms Fritz as a major new voice in British drama'
The Reviews Hub
'James Fritz’s triptych for young ... Read more
Guardian
'Perfectly pitched as a play for young actors... sets a new standard for youth theatre'
The Stage
'Intelligent, absorbing... confirms Fritz as a major new voice in British drama'
The Reviews Hub
'James Fritz’s triptych for young ... Read more