DNA: School Edition (Oberon Modern Plays) - Softcover

Kelly, Dennis

3.3

1,195 ratings by Goodreads

9781840029529: DNA: School Edition (Oberon Modern Plays)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840029528 ISBN 13: 9781840029529

Publisher: Oberon Books Ltd, 2009

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A group of teenagers do something bad, really bad, then panic and cover the whole thing up. But when they find that the cover-up unites them and brings harmony to their otherwise fractious lives, where's the incentive to put things right? DNA is a poignant and, sometimes, hilarious tale with a very dark heart. A new play for younger people, DNA opened at the National Theatre in February 2008. This School Version includes notes for teachers and those studying the play for GCSE English, as written by Anthony Banks, theatre director and Associate Director of the National Theatre Discover Programme.

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Review:

Dennis Kelly's cruel teaser of a play; Anthony Banks's snappy production sets the temperature at chilling. 4 Stars --The Sunday Times

Dennis Kelly's short, sharp shocker of a play cleverly piles on the twists. 4 Stars --The Guardian

Tension so gripping you could almost taste it. Highly recommended. 4 Stars --What's On Stage

a taut, compelling thriller and a modern-day spin on Lord of the Flies, exploring group behaviour and moral equivocation. --Financial Times

Tension so gripping you could almost taste it. Highly recommended. 4 Stars --What's On Stage

Dennis Kelly's cruel teaser of a play; Anthony Banks's snappy production sets the temperature at chilling. 4 stars --The Sunday Times

Tension so gripping you could almost taste it. Highly recommended. 4 Stars --What's On Stage

About the Author:

Dennis Kelly is an internationally-acclaimed playwright. Stage plays include Debris (Theatre 503 and Battersea Arts Centre, 2003 & 2004); Osama the Hero (Paines Plough and Hampstead Theatre 2004 & 2005; winner of the Meyer Whitworth Award 2006); After the End (Paines Plough, Traverse Theatre, Bush Theatre, UK and international tour, 2005); Love and Money (Young Vic Theatre and Manchester Royal Exchange, 2006); Taking Care of Baby (Hampstead Theatre and Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 2006; winner of the John Whiting Award 2007); DNA (NT Connections, National Theatre, 2007-8); Orphans (Paines Plough, Traverse Theatre, Soho Theatre and Birmingham Rep, 2009; winner of a Fringe First and Herald Angel Award 2009) and The Gods Weep (Royal Shakespear Company and Hampstead Theatre). In 2009 Dennis was voted Best Foreign Playwright 2009 by Theatre Heute, Germany. Work for radio includes The Colony (BBC Radio 3, 2004; Prix Europa Award - Best European Radio Drama and Radio & Music Award - Scripting for Broadcast 2004) and 12 Shares (BBC Radio 4, 2005). Dennis co-wrote the award winning comedy series Pulling (Silver River and BBC 3, 2006 - 09) and wrote the book for Matilda, the Musical (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2010).

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