Refuge: A Collection of Four Plays (Paperback)

P. Cranney

ISBN 10: 0868197661 / ISBN 13: 9780868197661

Published by Currency Press Pty Ltd, Paddington, 2009

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Paperback. Four plays that look at our need to have a special place.PP Cranney's Home pits suburban trivialities against the lives of the homeless, and two young refugees.In Stephen House's The Yum Yum Room Tom struggles to find independence while coping with his estranged father and the absence of his mother.In Crowded House, John Romeril takes the search for security into a future dystopia where, in a terrifying twist on survival of the fittest, the young are hunted in the streets.Chris Thompson's The Bridge movingly explores the adolescent search for belonging. Home explores notions of home from a range of young people's perspectives. The Bridge tells the story of Aaron, a young man deeply affected by the death of his friend. The Yum Yum Room was commissioned by The City of Mount Gambier as a response to high rates of youth suicide in the region. Crowded House is set in the future when times are troubled. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Refuge: A Collection of Four Plays (Paperback)
• Publisher: Currency Press Pty Ltd, Paddington
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0868197661
• ISBN 13: 9780868197661
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Four plays that look at our need to have a special place.

PP Cranney's Home pits suburban trivialities against the lives of the homeless, and two young refugees; in Stephen House's The Yum Yum Room Tom struggles to find independence while coping with his estranged father and the absence of his mother; In Crowded House, John Romeril takes the search for security into a future dystopia where, in a terrifying twist on survival of the fittest, the young are hunted in the streets; and Chris Thompson's The Bridge movingly explores the adolescent search for belonging.