Girls Like That E-Book

Evan Placey

• Herausgeber: Nick Hern Books
• Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2013

Beschreibung

An urgent and explosive play that explores of the pressures on young people today in the wake of advancing technology. When a naked photograph of Scarlett goes viral, she becomes the centre of attention for all the wrong reasons. But while rumours run wild and everyone forms an opinion, Scarlett just stays silent... With roles for up to twenty-four young female actors (though it can also be performed by a smaller cast), the play is perfect for any schools, youth theatres or drama groups looking to tackle a contemporary subject in a theatrically exciting way. Specially commissioned by Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Theatre Royal Plymouth and West Yorkshire Playhouse, Evan Placey's play Girls Like That was developed through work with young people from the three theatres and first performed by their youth theatre companies in 2013. It was revived at the Unicorn Theatre, London, in November 2014. Girls Like That was named Best Play for Young Audiences at the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards 2015.

Leseprobe

Evan Placey

GIRLS LIKE THAT

NICK HERN BOOKS

London

www.nickhernbooks.co.uk

Contents

Title Page

Original Production

Acknowledgements

Dedication

Characters

Girls Like That

About the Author

Copyright and Performing Rights Information

Girls Like That was commissioned by Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Theatre Royal Plymouth and West Yorkshire Playhouse.

The play was first performed by The Young REP as part of The Young Rep Festival at The Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham, on 12 July 2013; the West Yorkshire Playhouse Youth Theatre at the Courtyard Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse, on 18 July 2013; and by the Theatre Royal Plymouth Young Company at the Theatre Royal Plymouth, on 14 August 2013.

The three companies were as follows:

BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE

Kimberley Atkiss

Dayna Batman

Victoria Bowes

Anushka Chakravarti

Heather Fantham

Rebekka Ford

Sophie Lines

Anna Piper

Jordan Perkins

Nathan Queeley-Dennis

Roisin Richardson

Kesia Schofield

Aurora Tanda

Melissa Uppal

Director

Daniel Tyler

Festival Designer

Oliver Shapley

Festival Stage Manager

Amber Curtis

Festival Production Manager

Tomas Wright

Festival Costumes by

Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Festival Lighting by

The Old Rep Theatre

Festival Technician

Anthony Aston

Young REP Company Support

Emma Ledsam

WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE

Daisy Addison

Emily Anderson-Wallace

Lydia Crosland

Megan Dawson

Jessica Finlay

Mabel Goulden

Zoe Hamilton

Catherine Hawthorn

Edward House

Bethan Johnson

Hannah Kilcoyne

Hal Lockwood

Laura Marsden

Alistair McKenzie

Holly Pennington

Harri Pitches

Uma Ramachadran

Alice Rayner

Natasha Brotherdale Smith

Lizzie Turner

Director

Gemma Woffinden

Set Designer

Chris Cully

YP Design & Construction Assistants

Dylon Rawnsley & Abena Weston

Costume Designer

Victoria Marzetti

YP Costume Design Assistants

Samantha Metcalfe & Ella Robbins

Lighting Designer

Paul Lovett

YP Lighting Design Assistants

Sam Gosling & Ben Lander

Sound Designer

Ian Robert Trollope

YP Sound Design Assistant

Joe Bellwood

Movement Director

Sophie Hudson

Fight Director

Gavin Harding

Assistant to the Director

Amy Oddy

Production Manager

Suzi Cubbage

YP Production Manager

Loren Rayner

Stage Manager

Julie Issott

YP Stage Manager

Rachel Robertson

Special thanks to: Andrew Potterton for original music, Air Transport Auxiliary Museum, Maidenhead Carphone Warehouse

THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH YOUNG COMPANY

Alice Cadmore

Senga Clarke-Coté

Elizabeth Edwards

Alisha Lee

Libby Long

Sinead Millar

Lorrine Penwarden

Rosie Stevenson

Abigail Summers

Amy Wallace

Zoe Walton

Talia Winn

Simon Hill

Danny Laine

William Lewis

JJ McColl

Lewis Peek

Director

Beth Shouler

Assistant Director

Liam Salmon

Designer

Fiona Evans

Assistant Designer

Nina Raines

Producer

Jane Pawson

Production Manager

Nick Soper

Lighting Designer

John Perkis

Sound Designer

Holly Harbottle

Theatre Technician

Matt Hoyle

Stage Manager

Brooke Tippett

Deputy Stage Manager

Natasha Whitley*

Assistant Stage Manager

Thomas Michaels*

* Young Company Members

Acknowledgements

This play was a team effort, involving the dedication and support of many people. Thank you to:

Everyone at Birmingham Rep, West Yorkshire Playhouse, and Theatre Royal Plymouth, and especially: Gemma Woffinden, Beth Shouler, Daniel Tyler, Alex Chisholm, Jessica Farmer, Victoria Allen, Jane Pawson, David Prescott, Tessa Walker, and Caroline Jester.

The many young people – too many to name here – who shared with me their insights and ideas; thank you all for your honesty.

Tanya Tillett, for talking sense into me every once in a while.

Mom, Dad, Lindsay and Jay, for your constant support.

Daniel, for believing in me and loving me even when I act like a teenager.

E.P.

For Zoey, and the woman she grows up to be

Characters

GIRLS, up to nineteen of them, division of lines up to the company

GIRL IN FLAPPER DRESS

GIRL WITH AVIATOR HELMET AND GOGGLES

GIRL WITH FLOWERS IN HER HAIR

GIRL WITH SHOULDER PADS

SCARLETT

A Note on Stage Directions and Punctuation

Change is a change in time. It should be quite quick. It might be indicated by a change in light, or a sound, or in the actors changing position on stage or all of these or none of these.

An ellipsis (...) is a trailing off/loss of words/search for words. It is not a cut-off.

A dash (–) is a cut-off. Sometimes by one’s own thought being intercepted by another thought. These are not pauses or beats.

A lack of punctuation means the next line comes right in.

This text went to press before the end of rehearsals and so may differ slightly from the play as performed.

The GIRLS stand at the front of the stage facing the audience.

GIRLS

Slut

Skank

Sket