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Road is a gritty, dark play written for adult audiences that explores poverty, desperation, and urban decay in 1980s Lancashire. While not graphically violent, it contains mature thematic content, frequent strong language, and substantial alcohol use woven throughout. This is a sophisticated theatrical work best suited to older teens and adults with interest in contemporary drama, not a children's or young teen play.
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“Why's the world so tough? It's like walking through meat in high heels.” A road, a wild night; a drunken guide, Scullery, conducts a tour of the derelict Lancashire road on which he lives. In this seminal play that gives expression to the road's poverty-stricken inhabitants, we are taken on a journey from the gutter t... “Why's the world so tough? It's like walking through meat in high heels.” A road, a wild night; a drunken guide, Scullery, conducts a tour of the derelict Lancashire road on which he lives. In this seminal play that gives expression to the road's poverty-stricken inhabitants, we are taken on a journey from the gutter to the stars and back. This is published to coincide with the revival of Jim Cartwright's 1986 game-changing play to the Royal Court, London in June 2017.
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- Performing Arts
- British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author)
- English literature
- Drama
- Poverty
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ISBN 9781350053816 · Methuen Drama