By Chris Thompson (author) Part of the Plays for Young People series
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In a remote part of the UK, where nothing ever happens, a group of teenagers share a safe house for LGBT+ young people. While their shared home welcomes difference, it can be tricky for self-appointed group leader Birdie to keep the peace.
The group must decide how they want to commemorate an attack that happened to people like them in a country far away. How do you take to the streets and protest if you're not ready to tell the world who you are? If you're invisible, does your voice still count?
A play about love, commemoration and protest.
Written fifty years on from the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England, this is a unique play for young people about the struggles and joys of being gay.
Published alongside Stonewall Housing, a charity that works to ensure lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people live in safer homes, free from fear, where they can celebrate their identity and support each other to achieve their full potential.
A Preview of Dungeness is available here.
To support further study, you can find an introduction to Dungeness with playwright Chris Thompson, available on the Bloomsbury English and Drama Teacher Resources page, as part of Bloomsbury's Lit in Colour Partnership.
'What works so wonderfully are the fully-fleshed characters and the humorous (yet thoughtful) writing.' - London Box Office
Chris Thompson's work for theatre includes Of Kith and Kin at Sheffield Theatres and the Bush; Albion at the Bush; and Carthage at the Finborough. He has won a Pearson Playwrighting Award and was nominated for Best New Play and Most Promising New Playwright in the Offie awards. He was the Channel 4 Playwright in Residence at the Finborough Theatre in 2014. In 2013 he took part in the Kudos/Bush Initiative and the Royal Court Invitational Group.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Dungeness - Plays for Young People and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
Dungeness - Plays for Young People features in the following genres: Drama / Performing Arts, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for Young Adults, Recommendations, PSHE: Sexuality, Gender and Relationships, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Featured Books for 13+ readers
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Dungeness - Plays for Young People was written by Chris Thompson and published by Methuen Drama an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dungeness - Plays for Young People has 80 pages
Yes it is part of Plays for Young People series
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