"Deliciously upbeat ... seldom has there been a play which so exquisitely and joyously depicts what it's like to be sixteen, in the first flush of love and full of optimism. Truly a most unusual and beautiful thing."-Guardian

"An unfakeably truthful portrait of adolescent self-discovery, showing sensitivity and fun pushing up like wild flowers through the concrete crevices of a Thamesmead estate. This is the most heartening working-class comedy since A Taste of Honey."-Independent on Sunday

The story explores pre-teenage homo-erotic sensuality, and the frictions and intimacies of living cheek by jowl on a Thamesmead housing estate.

Inspiration is commonly believed to be the product of a single moment, but the truth is more complex. Tchaikovsky wrote that "those who imagine that a creative artist can--through the medium of his art--express his feelings at the moment that he is moved, make the greatest mistake." Composers have drawn inspiration from a wide variety of sources: Debussy's muse was the majesty of nature, while Stravinsky admitted that the desire for praise comprised a great part of his musical creativity, and Brahms believed that inspiration was no less than a gift directly from God. Harvey discusses potential sources, such as philosophy, the unconscious, and external events, and examines the links between them, all the while building a rich and multifaceted understanding of what inspiration means for a composer.