Burn/Chatroom/Citizenship
From: Friday, 3rd March 2006
To: Saturday, 3 June 2006
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Synopsis
Three short, sharp and provocative plays where the drama of teenagers' lives take centre stage. Direct and honest, the plays are intensely alive to the possibilities and pressures faced on the verge of adulthood. Originally developed by the NT Shell Connections 2005 programme. Burn - A loner in foster-care asks out a girl on an ill-fated date in a stolen car. One day, on the riverbank, the friends he never had narrate the story of his dramatic last day. Chatroom - In cyberspace six 15-year-olds type and chat. A chilling and powerful tale of manipulation and the ultimate act of teenage rebellion. Citizenship - A bittersweet comedy about growing up, following a boy's frank and messy search to discover his sexual identity.
Our Review:
16 March 2006
One of the year's most invigorating and innovative theatrical weeks of the year takes place every July when the National is briefly overrun by groups of schoolgoer companies presenting plays from the Shell Connections programme of new plays specially written for them by leading contemporary playwrights.
This is theatre by, for and about a mainly teenager group of young people, a constituency rarely addressed in contemporary theatre. And it delivers an electrifying charge that you rarely experience elsewhere: urgent, authentic and alive, it is theatre that truly matters. If this energy can be harnessed and harvested, the theatre's future is forever secured.
The programme of ten plays, however, does something more than just give young actors something to work with that speaks directly to them; it also has the potential to address a wider constituency interested in the sorts of things that are preoccupying the youth of today. While the Shell Connections season has them pl...
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86.136.135.71) - 11 April 2006:
Very enjoyable plays (Citizenship & Chatroom) but the real attraction is some of the most exciting and moving performances I've ever seen. These young actors are stunning and so this production must not be missed....
Cast
Naomi Bentley (Rachel - Burn)
Robert Boulter (Aaron - Burn)
Claire-Louise Cordwell (Mel - Burn)
Farzana Due Elahe (Sita - Burn)
Richard Dempsey (De Clerk -Citizenship)
Farzana Due Elahe (Kerry -Citizenship)
Andrew Garfield (Birdman Joey - Burn)
Matti Houghton (Marie - Burn)
Sid Mitchell (Niall - Burn)
Javone Prince (Colin - Burn)
Joy Richardson (Jan - Burn)
Andrea Riseborough (Linda - Burn)
Matt Smith (Tom - Burn)
Alex Tregear (Sal - Burn)
Naomi Bentley (Laura - Chatroom)
Andrew Garfield (Jim - Chatroom)
Matti Houghton (Eva - Chatroom)
Javone Prine (Jack - Chatroom)
Andrea Riseborough (Emily - Chatroom)
Matt Smith (William - Chatroom)
Naomi Bentley (Alicia - Citizenship)
Robert Boulter (Ray - Citizenship)
Claire-Louise Cordwell (Amy - Citizenship)
Andrew Garfield (Stephen -Citizenship)
Matti Houghton (Melissa -Citizenship)
Sid Mitchell (Tom -Citizenship)
Javone Prince (Martin -Citizenship)
Joy Richardson (Tarot Reader -Citizenship)
Andrea Riseborough (Chantel -Citizenship)
Matt Smith (Gary -Citizenship)
Alex Tregear (Baby -Citizenship)
Creative
Deborah Gearing (Burn) (Author)
Enda Walsh (Chatroom) (Author)
Mark Ravenhill (Citizenship) (Author)
National Theatre (Producer)
Anna Mackmin (Director)
Jonathan Fensom (Design)
Jason Taylor (Lighting)
Paddy Cunneen (Music)
Christopher Shutt (Sound)
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