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They have been seen on stages including the National Theatre, the Royal Court, the Bush and Bristol Old Vic, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, in the West End, and on tour of the UK.   Selected and introduced by leading theatre director Natalie Ibu, Contemporary Plays by Black British Writers celebrates a multiplicity of stories authored by Black playwrights in the UK over the last decade.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307903070581,"sku":"9781848429840","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781848429840_c630f053-6038-4d2b-9fd7-4c8bd9d1feb5.jpg?v=1786029548"},{"product_id":"9781854598561","title":"stoning mary","description":"Mysterious yet compelling, bewildering yet intoxicating, a play that mixes poetic rhythms with vernacular phrases, rap-song repetitions with complex psychology.   'So what happened to the bitches that gotta conscience? The underclass bitches, the womanist bitches... What about alla them then? Not a one of them would march for me?'A husband and wife row about a prescription. A mother and father row about their son, who has become a child soldier. Two sisters row about which one is superior to the other. It emerges that the younger sister, Mary, has killed the child soldier. She is to be stoned to death...   What if all these things were happening here? And what if these people were white?debbie tucker green's play stoning mary was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in April 2005.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308133691765,"sku":"9781854598561","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781854598561_9377a186-6843-416f-8c63-0fa31eec2924.jpg?v=1786029696"},{"product_id":"9781848421059","title":"random","description":"An urgent play about the senseless killing of a black schoolboy, from one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary British playwriting.   'Death never used to be for the young. You get up.   You go bout your business.   You expect to come back.'debbie tucker green's play random was first performed at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, London, in March 2008, directed by Sacha Wares and performed by Nadine Marshall.   A television adaptation for Channel 4, directed by debbie tucker green and starring Nadine Marshall alongside an expanded cast, was first broadcast in August 2011. It went on to win a BAFTA for Best Single Drama.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308326138229,"sku":"9781848421059","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781848421059_348a5250-1e15-4655-9cf0-d7f486ede024.jpg?v=1786029297"},{"product_id":"9781848427631","title":"debbie green plays: one","description":"Very few playwrights can be identified from a single line of dialogue – debbie tucker green is one of them. This collection of her first six plays, together with a short introduction by the author, shows a dramatic artist in full control of her craft.   born bad (Hampstead Theatre, 2003; winner of the Olivier Award for Best Newcomer) dives headlong into the heart of a conflicted family, unleashing wit, ferocity and verbal dexterity on the way. 'One of the most assured and extraordinary new voices we’ve heard in a long while. Electrifying' Independent on Sundaydirty butterfly (Soho Theatre, 2003) is a mesmerising study of voyeurism, power and guilt. 'There is a sly, controlled power in this writing… And now I cannot get it out of my head' Guardiangenerations (National Theatre Platform performance, 2005; Young Vic, 2007) follows three generations of a Black South African family comparing cooking skills – but food isn’t the only topic and the family numbers are declining. 'Devastating… will last you a lifetime' Guardianstoning mary (Royal Court Theatre, 2005) confronts the reality of global conflicts, transposing them to the West. 'The words fly around the theatre piercing the dark like gleaming shards of shrapnel' The Stagetrade (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2005) shines a light on the world of female sex tourism. 'Poetry laced with shards of broken glass' Guardianrandom (Royal Court Theatre, 2008) is set over one day, following one family and the effects of one random act of violence. 'The writing seems to penetrate the very heart of grief' Telegraph'debbie tucker green uses language as deftly as a composer might use notes.' 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A shattering play about one woman's unspeakable decision.   debbie tucker green's play hang premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in June 2015, in a production directed by the author, and featuring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Claire Rushbrook and Shane Zaza.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308381188469,"sku":"9781848424890","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781848424890_b1b80d44-d95b-400d-b849-0ac8dac430bb.jpg?v=1786029390"},{"product_id":"9781848421721","title":"truth and reconciliation","description":"Rwanda to Northern Ireland, Zimbabwe to Bosnia, answers are demanded, reconciliation hard to hear and the truth reluctant to be told.   'I will not stay standing to have you accuse me. And I will not sit there and be accused.'debbie tucker green's play truth and reconciliation was first performed at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, London, in September 2011.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308451311989,"sku":"9781848421721","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781848421721_2ace1b98-4fd9-423e-9410-87d7472568c9.jpg?v=1786029315"},{"product_id":"9781848427624","title":"ear for eye","description":"'Marchin' days is over man.'Patience is running out, times have changed.   And progress isn’t enough.   Black British. African American.   Here. There.   Now.   Snapshots of lives, snapshots of experiences of protest; violence vs non-violence, direct action vs demonstrations, ear for eye follows characters navigating their way through society today.   debbie tucker green's play ear for eye premiered in October 2018 at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, in a production directed by the playwright.   ear for eye was a finalist for the 2019 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.   A filmed version of ear for eye, written and directed by debbie tucker green, was broadcast on BBC Two in October 2021.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308455571829,"sku":"9781848427624","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781848427624_7697ed6a-cb49-4a6f-a35e-e34b7ccc499f.jpg?v=1786029468"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-debbie-tucker-green.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}