Playing the Games: Taking Part/After the Party (Oberon Modern Plays) - Softcover

Adam Brace; Serge Cartwright

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849434247 ISBN 13: 9781849434249

Publisher: Oberon Books, 2012

Synopsis

Playing the Games is a duo of plays focussing on the London 2012 Olympics:

Taking Part by Adam Brace. Lucky Henry, a Congolese security guard, has set his sights on representing his country at the 2012 Olympics. Only one problem; he's a terrible swimmer and his Russian coach wants to fly home on the first day of training. Everyone loves an underdog - think Eddie the Eagle or Eric the Eel. Follow Henry's journey from deep end straggler to Olympic hopeful as the two men try to fulfill their dreams at the London games.

After The Party by Serge Cartwright. Sean and Ray are best friends from Stratford. Once a promising DJ double act, now they're stuck in a rut: 30ish, unemployed but still clinging to a fantasy of making it in the music industry. With a baby on the way and the world about to arrive on their doorstep for London 2012, it could be the perfect opportunity for them to make something of their lives...

About this title

Review:

the piece possesses a quirky charm and a seductive air of breezy topicality. (Taking Part) --Telegraph

It's consistently funny, emotionally on the button and probably deserves a further life even though it provides a neat snapshot of this mad, adrenalin-filled month. (After the Party) --Telegraph

'funny and touching... Brace is a skilful writer' (Taking Part) --Evening Standard

'a bittersweet piece... There's a whiff of the absurd in Cartwright's writing. It contains some lovely moments of daftness...a short, amusing study of male friendship' (After the Party) --Evening Standard

About the Author:

Adam Brace is a writer and director. He studied Writing for Performance (MA) at Goldsmiths. His first full-length play Stovepipe transferred to London in collaboration with the National Theatre and the Bush. Shorter plays include A Real Humane Person Who Cares and All That and Midnight Your Time. He is an Associate at the Gate Theatre, London and with the company Simple8.

Serge Cartwright became is a journalist & playwright. His Moscow Live, was shortlisted for the prestigious John Whiting Award. His most recent play The Matter In Hand, was long-listed for the Bruntwood Prize, Britain's biggest award for playwriting.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oberon Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1849434247
• ISBN 13: 9781849434249
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 104