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Boys (NHB Modern Plays)
Author(s): Ella Hickson (Author)
- Publisher: Nick Hern Books
- Publication Date: 3 May 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 142 pages
- ISBN-10: 1848422628
- ISBN-13: 9781848422629
Book Description
Finals day 2011. Four boys in a five bedroom flat gear up for one huge party to end all parties. As they enter adulthood, all of them face an uncertain future in an uncaring world and even the good times look problematic. Still, there’s going to be girls and booze. It’s going to be a riot
Boys is a startling glimpse into the world of a lost generation. Funny and bleak in equal measure, the play is a thrilling exploration of the grey area between childhood and adulthood, where characters grow up in a world without much hope. Boys looks set to follow the best selling Eight, Precious Little Talent and Hot Stuff in cementing Hickson’s reputation as a considerable theatrical talent.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Something like a contemporary version of
The Young Ones on riot alert, Ella Hickson’s fierce and funny Boys is the strongest indication yet of her emergent talent… The actors have long lyrical speeches and there are great shifting sands of mood and atmosphere on the stage…a brilliant ensemble piece. –Whatsonstage.A rising star of British theatre … she has a gorgeous way with words and a head full of bewitching ideas. Hickson remains a red-hot one to watch. –Independent
