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London :NHB Modern Plays,
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London :Bloomsbury Publishing (UK),
UID:
almahu_9949939839002882
Format:
1 online resource (409 pages)
ISBN:
9781784607838
Series Statement:
NHB Modern Plays
Content:
Nigel and Julie have two children and a cat named Lily. Lily has a problem with feline arthritis. Not 'a problem' - an issue. It's not a problem at all. Lily can still drag herself up the stairs to her bowl. Everything's fine. Just wait until you hear Julie's Boris impression! Jack Thorne's Whiff Whaff is a savagely funny short play about attitudes to disability and mental health. It was first performed by Theatre Uncut at Southwark Playhouse, London, in March 2011. The great thing about Barbara is you can't half... BOO!' Barbara's mam makes fun of her for being deaf. It's her mam's way of making it easier for people, so it isn't so embarrassing. But when in 1949 those new hospitals come along - 'death traps', people are calling them - it's her mam who makes her go along and get her ears seen to. Jack Thorne's Boo is a powerful and beautifully observed short play for one actor, exploring the impact of the newly established National Health Service on working people's lives. It was first performed by Sophie Stone as part of The Greatest Wealth: In Celebration of the NHS at The Old Vic, London, on 25 June 2018, directed by Adrian Lester.
Language:
English
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