Burn/Chatroom/Citizenship
by Deborah Gearing/Enda Walsh/Mark Ravenhill
Three short, sharp and provocative plays where the drama of teenagers' lives take centre stage.
Direct and honest, they are intensely alive to the possibilities and pressures we face on the verge of adulthood.
Sunday Times
26 March, John Peter
Sunday Times 5 STARS 'Anna Mackmin's splendidly peppy production… A triumph'
Evening Standard 'These are the best new plays currently to be seen in London. They give us keenly believable views of British teenagers today and offer revealing sociology and vivid entertainment.'
Financial Times Burn
a new play by Deborah Gearing
A loner in foster-care asks a girl out 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. 'Deborah Gearing's Burn, achieves serious pathos and intensity; you watch the leading characters with compassion, curiosity and concern… Enthralling.'
Financial Times Chatroom
a new play by Enda Walsh
In cyberspace six 15-year-olds type and chat. A chilling and powerful tale of manipulation and the ultimate act of teenage rebellion. 'A 60 minute masterpiece, a computer-age Lord of the Flies. The writing is taut, vivid, cool, scary and often funny.'
The Times Citizenship
a new play by Mark Ravenhill
A bittersweet comedy about growing up, following a boy's frank and messy search to discover his sexual identity. 'One of his very best plays. Ravenhill captures excellently the sexual insecurity of adolescence as well as the infinite curiosity.'
Guardian
| Cast of Chatroom Photo by Jillian Edelstein |
'These three terrific plays have been specially commissioned for and about young people. They offer a compelling view of some of the problems young adults face today, and are written by three of our most exciting playwrights: Mark Ravenhill, Enda Walsh and Deborah Gearing. Burn, Chatroom and Citizenship feature some of Britain's finest young actors. They all have great futures in front of them and it will be a huge buzz to see them together on stage at the beginning of their dazzling careers.'
Nicholas Hytner
Running Time:
Burn 50 minutes
Chatroom 55 minutes
Citizenship 45 minutes
(15 minute interval between each play)
Until 3 June
Each play lasts approximately 50mins and are scheduled as follows:
Mon 10 April: 7.30pm Burn/Chatroom
Tue 11 April: 7.30pm Chatroom/Citizenship
Wed 12 April: 2.30pm Burn/Chatroom
Wed 12 April: 7.00pm Chatroom/Burn/Citizenship
Mon 24 April: 7.30pm Burn/Citizenship
Tue 25 April: 7.30pm Chatroom/Citizenship
Wed 26 April: 7.30pm Burn/Citizenship
Thu 27 April: 2.30pm Chatroom/Citizenship
Thu 27 April: 7.30pm Burn/Citizenship
Fri 19 May: 7.30pm Chatroom/Citizenship
Sat 20 May: 2.30pm Burn/Chatroom
Sat 20 May: 7.00pm Chatroom/Burn/Citizenship
Thu 1 June: 7.30pm Burn/Citizenship
Fri 2 June: 7.30pm Burn/Chatroom
Sat 3 June: 2.30pm Citizenship/Chatroom
Sat 3 June: 7.00pm Chatroom/Burn/Citizenship (captioned and final perf)
PLEASE NOTE: All tickets for under 18s are £10
Originally developed by the NT Shell Connections 2005 programme
Burn/Chatroom/Citizenship finished on: 3 June 2006
