Oberon Books, 2017

Oberon Modern Plays

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Scenes: 14, Roles: Total (4), Female (0), Male (4), Unassigned (0)

...Barber Shop Chronicles is a generously funny, heart-warming and insightful new play set in five African cities, Johannesburg, Harare, Kampala, Lagos, Accra, and in London. Inspired in part by the story of a Leeds barber...

Oberon Books, 2012

Oberon Modern Plays

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Scenes: 10

...The wild things they did with those tees. Some held together by wooden pins. Some strung to wear just once. Some of long thin detachable sleeves... A T-shirt is something most people have. It is a common denominator...

Oberon Books, 2013

Oberon Modern Plays

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Acts: 3, Roles: Total (5), Female (2), Male (3), Unassigned (0)

...It’s a simple idea, really. 1. Wear a uniform 2. Protect who you love, what you care about 3. Let nothing get in your way Someone mugged Bruce’s mum and he is not having it. The shock is still...

Oberon Books, 2012

Oberon Modern Plays

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Scenes: 4

...In a world where tower blocks are stone mountains and city walls are urban tapestries retelling epic fights, Michael keeps away from the warring tribes until a passerby helps him out of a tight situation. Instantly, he is pulled...

Oberon Books, 2009

Oberon Modern Plays

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Scenes: 5

...1988: at four-years-old, he short-circuited his home with a silver spoon and a Betamax video player. 1989: stopped a 700-strong student assembly with a tantrum. 1995: was chased through jungle growth by a crazed...

Oberon Books, 2018

Oberon Modern Plays

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Scenes: 25, Roles: Total (5), Female (0), Male (5), Unassigned (0)

...When we were young, we worshipped stars, gleaming long-limbed godsframed in the act of impossible flight. For a time we tried to follow, to carve out our own piece of sky with a butter-smooth...

Oberon Books, 2010

Oberon Modern Plays

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Acts: 3, Scenes: 6

...To name something is to call it into life, to determine its future. If we let our children name themselves, will they author their own destinies? Will the nameless ones be free? Untitled is a magical realist story...