A funny and foreboding play about what happens when gaming and military technology collide.
Seventeen-year-old student Adrian has a serious habit - playing military shooters on his computer games console. Single mum Maggie wants him to study Classics at uni and stop locking himself in his room pwning* n00bs**.
With the help of computer geek Tom, Maggie deciphers gaming lingo in an attempt to reconnect with Adrian. But when a revolutionary new technology Tom has invented gets picked up by the Ministry of Defence, their lives are
rocketed from the virtual to the actual battlefield.
Paul Jenkins' play First Person Shooter was first staged at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 2010.
*Pwn - (verb) to kill, to annihilate, or to totally dominate your opponent
**n00b - (noun) a novice or somebody unskilled at a particular game
'A substantial, ambitious play of ideas...a play for today that's also a rare theatrical treat for game-heads. Bullseye!'
- Telegraph
'The play has emotional heart and entertainment value. First Person Shooter is smart and driven - if this is grim reality, let's have more.'
- Birmingham Post
- ISBN:
- 9781848421417
- 9781848421417
-
Category:
- Plays
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
-
30-09-2010
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Nick Hern Books
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Pages:
- 96
- Dimensions (mm):
- 196x128x7mm
- Weight:
- 0.12kg
This title is in stock with our Australian supplier and should arrive at our Sydney warehouse within 2 - 3 weeks of you placing an order.
Once received into our warehouse we will despatch it to you with a Shipping Notification which includes online tracking.
Please check the estimated delivery times below for your region, for after your order is despatched from our warehouse:
ACT Metro 2 working days
NSW Metro 2 working days
NSW Rural 2 - 3 working days
NSW Remote 2 - 5 working days
NT Metro 3 - 6 working days
NT Remote 4 - 10 working days
QLD Metro 2 - 4 working days
QLD Rural 2 - 5 working days
QLD Remote 2 - 7 working days
SA Metro 2 - 5 working days
SA Rural 3 - 6 working days
SA Remote 3 - 7 working days
TAS Metro 3 - 6 working days
TAS Rural 3 - 6 working days
VIC Metro 2 - 3 working days
VIC Rural 2 - 4 working days
VIC Remote 2 - 5 working days
WA Metro 3 - 6 working days
WA Rural 4 - 8 working days
WA Remote 4 - 12 working days
Share This Book: