Run, Rebel E-Book

Manjeet Mann

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

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023

Beschreibung

'I am strength I am power I am courage I am revolution I am Amber Rai' Amber is trapped – by her family's rules and expectations, and by her own fears. But on the running track she feels free. As her body speeds up, the world slows down. And the tangled, mixed-up words in her head start to make sense... It's time to start a revolution: for her mother, for her sister, for herself. Run, Amber. Run. Manjeet Mann's multi-award-winning verse novel, Run, Rebel, about a young woman beginning to take control of her life, was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2021 and won the CILIP Carnegie Shadowers Choice Award, a UKLA Book Award, a Diverse Book Award and the Sheffield Children's Book Award. This fast-paced, mesmerising stage version, adapted by the author, was first produced in 2023 by Pilot Theatre, with Mercury Theatre, Colchester, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Derby Theatre and York Theatre Royal. This edition also contains a range of teaching materials and resources designed to help educators bring the play to life for their students. 'Mann's brilliant, coruscating verse novel lays out the anatomy of Amber's revolution, and the tentative first flowerings of hope and change'Guardian

Leseprobe

Manjeet Mann

RUN, REBEL

adapted from the novel by Manjeet Mann

NICK HERN BOOKS

London

www.nickhernbooks.co.uk

Contents

Original Production Details

Characters

Note on the Text

Note on the Dialogue

Run, Rebel

Resources

About the Author

Copyright and Performing Rights Information

Contents

Original Production Details

Characters

Note on the Text

Note on the Dialogue

RUN, REBEL

Educational Resources and Activities

Synopsis

Principal Characters

Themes and Topics

Activities

Script Extracts

About the Author

Copyright and Performing Rights Information

Run, Rebel was first performed at Mercury Theatre, Colchester on 25 February 2023, before touring to York Theatre Royal; Derby Theatre; Belgrade Theatre, Coventry and Alnwick Playhouse. The cast and creative team was a follows:

AMBER

Jessica Kaur

HARBANS/ENSEMBLE

Pushpinder Chani

SURINDER/ENSEMBLE

Asha Kingsley

RUBY, BEENA/ENSEMBLE

Simran Kular

TARA/ENSEMBLE

Hannah Millward

DAVID/ENSEMBLE

Kiran Raywilliams

Writer

Manjeet Mann

Director

Tessa Walker

Designer

Debbie Duru

Lighting Designer

Ben Cowens

Video Designer

Daniel Denton

Associate Video Designer

Ben Glover

Sound Designer

Yvonne Gilbert

Composer

Niraj Chag

Movement Director

Kuldip Singh-Barmi

Associate Movement Director

Ayesha Fazal

Casting Director

Olivia Barr

Casting Consultant

Polly Jerrold Casting

Casting Associate

Francesca Tennant

Staff Director

Neetu Singh

FOR PILOT THEATRE

Tour Production Manager

Luke James

Company Stage Manager

Emily Walls

Deputy Stage Manager

Jeanette Maggs

Assistant Stage Manager

Lizzie Hayward

National Press and PR

Clióna Roberts

Rehearsal and Production Photography

Pamela Raith

Artistic Director and Joint Chief Executive

Esther Richardson

Executive Producer and Joint Chief Executive

Amanda Smith

Company Administrator

Sarah Rorke

Marketing and Projects Producer

Lucy Hammond

Creative Associate

Oliver O’Shea

Digital Officer

Sam Johnson

Finance Director

Helen Nakhwal

Livestreaming and Development

Melanie Paris

Comms and Admin Officer

Lucy Havelock

Education Consultant

Carolyn Bradley

FOR MERCURY THEATRE

Producer

Jenny Moore

Production Manager

Richard Parr

Company Stage Manager

Rebecca Samuels

Head of Construction

Phil Attwater

Workshop Deputy

Harriet Bonner

Workshop Assistant

Jim Bonner

Freelance Workshop

Robert van der Parker

Scenic Artist

David Thomas

Scenic Artist

Rhiannan Howell

Costume Supervisor

Chantelle Regan

Wardrobe Manager

Corinna Vincent

Technical Manager

Emily Holdmen Kingsman

Lighting Programmer

Alex Ray

Production Sound

Wesley Laing

Sam Copus

Production Video

Orion Nichol

Production Lighting

Hazuki Mogan

Marketing

Molly Richardson

Schools’ Producer

Forest Morgan

Characters

AMBER, fifteen years old

HARBANS, Amber’s dad, late forties

SURINDER, Amber’s mum, early forties

RUBY, Amber’s sister, early twenties

DAVID, Amber’s friend, fifteen years old

TARA, Amber’s friend, fifteen years old

BEENA, David’s mum, thirty-one

Other characters

MISS SUTTON, TEACHERS, GEMMA, STUDENTS, JOB CENTRE WORKER, NEIGHBOURS, MCDONALD’S WORKER

Note on the Text

Any speech in this font refers to a different moment in time.

All characters other than Amber double/multi-role.

The company are on stage throughout.

Note on the Dialogue

A dash ( – ) at the end of a line indicates an interruption from the next speaker.

A slash ( / ) at the end of a line indicates overlapping dialogue.

This ebook was created before the end of rehearsals and so may differ slightly from the play as performed.

ACT ONE

AMBER. We all have a story to tell. Every one of us.

She points to members of the audience.

You have a story.

You have a story.

I bet you have a story.

I can tell you have a story.

You have a story, you have a story…

Every. Single. One of us has a story to tell.

And we should be allowed to tell it right?

We should take control of it,

we should own it.

It’s the only way to be truly free.

I’m Amber. I’m fifteen and I live here,

Palm Wood Estate.

One of the roughest and biggest estates in the country.

Streets-in-the-sky dreams

turned to sinkhole nightmares.

A bunch of concrete towers,

looming over you.

Windows like Mona Lisa eyes,

watching you, following you, there’s no hiding…

I live in that house,

with my mum and dad.

I’ve got an older sister, Ruby,

but she doesn’t live with us any more.

So, this is it.

My story.

I’ve waited a long time to tell it.

All the secrets I’ve been holding inside

about dreams so big.

A love so grand,

a life half lived.

About Mum, about Ruby, about Dad, about me.

How we fought.

How we survived.

How we ran.

How we rebelled.

How we broke free.

First day back at school.

She runs.

Past the bookie’s,

the chippy,

the newsagent’s.

Dodge the dog shit,

down a dirty alley,

past the garage,

till I get to…

AMBER stops.

St Martin’s Church!

My sanctuary.

Open skies

away from prying eyes.

TARA and DAVID enter.

Here they are,

my bezzy mates.

Tara and David.

They say three’s a crowd

but not with us.

TARA. AmberAmberAmber! I’ve missed your beautiful face!