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Rotterdam

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By (author): Mr Jon Brittain

No, Alice, I don't want to become a man, I just want to stop trying to be a woman. Its New Year in Rotterdam, and Alice has finally plucked up the courage to email her parents and tell them shes gay. But before she can hit send, her girlfriend reveals that he has always identified as a man and now wants to start living as one. Now Alice must face a question she never thought shed ask . . . does this mean she's straight? A bittersweet comedy about gender, sexuality and being a long way from home. Rotterdam received its world premiere at Theatre503, London, in October 2015, before transferring to Trafalgar Studios, London, in May 2016. This volume contains introductory commentary and notes by Stephen Farrier from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London. METHUEN DRAMA STUDENT EDITIONS are expertly annotated texts of a wide range of plays from the modern and classic repertoires. As well as the complete text of the play itself, this volume contains: - an introduction outlining the plays themes, context and performance history - the full text of the play - extensive textual notes - questions for further study. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 120g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 25 Feb 2021
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781350095182

About Mr Jon Brittain

Jon Brittain is a playwright comedy writer and director. His play Rotterdam won the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre and was nominated for the Evening Standards Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright. His other plays include the Fringe First Award-winning A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad) and the critically acclaimed musical adaptation of David Walliams childrens book Billionaire Boy. He co-wrote and directed the cult hit Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho and its sequel Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows. He has directed all of John Kearns stand-up shows including the Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning Sight Gags for Perverts and Shtick. He has also directed shows for Tom Allen Tom Rosenthal and Mat Ewins. Most recently he directed the world premiere of Richard Gadds Fringe First Award-winning play Baby Reindeer. For television he has worked as a staff writer for Cartoon Networks The Amazing World of Gumball and Netflixs The Crown. Stephen Farrier is Reader in Theatre and Performance at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama University of London UK. With Alyson Campbell has co-edited Queer Dramaturgies: International Perspectives on Where Performance Leads Queer (2015) as well as a themed edition of RIDE The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance named the Gender and Sexuality Issue.

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