The Small Hours (Paperback)

Katherine Soper

ISBN 10: 1848428960 / ISBN 13: 9781848428966

Published by Nick Hern Books, London, 2020

About this Item

Paperback. 'I dunno. LikeI think I just wanna do something different, I don't wanna do things the way everyone else is doing them but I don't know how and I don't know what I even mean.'It's the middle of the night, and Peebs and Epi are the only students left at school over half-term. At the end of their night out, former step-siblings Red and Jazz try to navigate their reunion. With only a couple of hours until morning, Jaffa tries to help Keesh finish an essay. As day breaks, Wolfie is getting up the courage to confess a secret to VJ at a party.Their choices are small yet momentous. The hours are small but feel very, very long. And when the night finally ends, the future is waiting every last bit of it.Katherine Soper's play The Small Hours was written specifically for young people. It formed part of the 2019 National Theatre Connections Festival and was premiered by youth theatres across the UK. The play offers rich opportunities for a large cast of young performers. A National Theatre Connections play about teenagers, nightlife, and the small choices that have momentous consequences. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Small Hours (Paperback)
• Publisher: Nick Hern Books, London
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848428960
• ISBN 13: 9781848428966
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

It's the middle of the night, and Peebs and Epi are the only students left at school over half-term. At the end of their night out, former step-siblings Red and Jazz try to navigate their reunion. With only a couple of hours until morning, Jaffa tries to help Keesh finish an essay. As day breaks, Wolfie is getting up the courage to confess a secret to VJ at a party.

Their choices are small yet momentous. The hours are small but feel very, very long. And when the night finally ends, the future is waiting – every last bit of it.

Katherine Soper's play The Small Hours was written specifically for young people. It formed part of the 2019 National Theatre Connections Festival and was premiered by youth theatres across the UK. The play offers rich opportunities for a large cast of young performers.

About the Author

Katherine Soper is a playwright whose plays include the Bruntwood Prize-winning Wish List (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, 2016, and Royal Court, London, 2017),

Other work includes The Small Hours (National Theatre Connections, 2019) and Star Jelly (RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park, 2016).

She was named Best Writer in the inaugural Stage Debut Awards in 2017 for her play Wish List.