Terriers
From: Friday, 1st March 2013
To: Friday, 1 March 2013
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Synopsis
What do you do when you're fifteen and live on an estate where you get street cred for being in a gang? What do you do when you've got the chance of a decent future but the pull of the gang is too strong? And what are you gonna do when one of the gang passes you a gun and tells you, honour is at stake; use the gun to show you're one of us? Terriers is a play, which deals with these problems. Aldo is bright, witty, and a gifted sportsman. His family has high hopes for him, but he's having a tough time trying to break away from his mates who want him to be in his local gang, The Terriers. Not that he's too scared to join, but they are involved in a tit for tat gang war with a crew just across the avenue called The DH Crew. Terriers explore the immense pressure Aldo, and boys like him, are under from gang mates and his girlfriend. The play throws up the moral dilemmas and life changing decisions that some young boys and girls have to make.
Our Review:
2 March 2013
The Royal Court Theatre has brought gun crime play, Terriers to Liverpool. The hard hitting play reveals not only the realities of becoming involved in gangs and gun crime, but the consequences of these decisions. Since 2008 Merseyside Police have commissioned the play along with funding from the Home Office and has become part of the national curriculum, being shown to over 40,000 school children in Merseyside.
The play written by local playwright Maurice Bessman is based on two characters, which are able to oversee the actions of their own gangs as they witness a few truths about their friends. Terriers reveals the drastic impact our bad decisions can have, not only on the individual but their friends and families, highlighting the peer pressure young people face on a daily basis.
The show is introduced by Police Commissioner, Jane Kennedy who explains how the play aims to help the young people of Merseyside and impact positively on their lives. The ...
Creative
Maurice Bessman (Author)
Royal Court Liverpool (Producer)
Miriam Mussa (Director)
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