Hope (NHB Modern Plays)

Hope (NHB Modern Plays)

by Jack Thorne
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 04/12/2014

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An urgent political play from the writer behind Let The Right One In and This is England '86. Hope is a funny and scathing fable attacking the squeeze on local government.


How do you save twenty-two million pounds? Mark and Hilary, the leaders of the Council, are about to find out.


Jack Thorne's Hope premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in November 2014.


'valuable and timely... a sunburst of optimism' - Daily Telegraph


'a surprisingly entertaining state-of-the-nation drama'- The Stage


'mischievous without being strident, combining pensiveness and wry humour' - Evening Standard


'sharp yet generous-spirited... [ Hope] earns its final glow of optimism by being a critical, hard-edged play that is not a cynical one... it's rather beautiful' - The Times


'Jack Thorne's play about local authority cuts could not be more timely: what is equally important is that it entertains even as it offers a call to arms... [ Hope] is part of a valuable tradition in combining the residual optimism of David Hare with the preoccupation with process of David Edgar. But it exists on its own terms and is particularly good on edgy personal relationships... it resonantly lives up to its title' - Guardian

ISBN:
9781780015538
9781780015538
Category:
Plays
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
04-12-2014
Language:
English
Publisher:
Nick Hern Books
Jack Thorne

Jack Thorne writes for theatre, film, television and radio. His theatre credits include Hope and Let The Right One In, both directed by John Tiffany, The Solid Life of Sugarwater for the Graeae Theatre Company, Bunny for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Stacy for the Trafalgar Studios, 2nd May 1997 and When You Cure Me for the Bush.

His adaptations include The Physicists for the Donmar Warehouse and Stuart: A Life Backwards for Hightide. On film his credits include War Book, A Long Way Down and The Scouting Book for Boys.

For television his credits include The Last Panthers, Don't Take My Baby, This Is England, The Fades, Glue and Cast-Offs and the upcoming National Treasure. In 2012 he won BAFTAs for best series (The Fades) and best serial (This Is England '88).

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