Company of Angels: Four Plays by John Retallack

by John Retallack

In Hannah & Hanna having escaped from Kosovo, Hanna, 16 meets Hannah, 16, from Margate. An unlikely friendship develops when they find that music is a common bond between them despite their different cultures and circumstances.

Virgins explores issues of sexuality for young How do you explore your sexuality when you are still living at home with your parents? How do your parents sustain their love life with you in the house? And why do we find it so difficult to talk about?

Risk asks how young people can discover their limits, how can they find out who they are? It asks why young people are drawn to danger; why they risk their freedom, their bodies, their minds and their futures, through dangerous activities and crime.


Club Asylum is a devised dance theatre piece about teenage asylum seekers in Glasgow based on research with both young asylum seekers and residents. A thrilling fusion of dance, theatre and music.

Genres: Theatre

192 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2007

Reviews

[Pradip · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great series of short play based in Scotland, really like RISK, with each young character having different reason of risk by pushing their boundries. For example Paul, the Gambler's objective is to survive: is at risk, so takes bigger risk to come out on top.