Superhoe / Nicol̂e Lecky.
Nicol̂e Lecky's play Superhoe is a monologue play for a female character, about a generation in their twenties whose aspirations are shaped by social media and reality TV, and who are forced through financial dependence to go on living with their parents. It was produced by Talawa Theatre compa...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Nick Hern Books,
2019.
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| Summary: | Nicol̂e Lecky's play Superhoe is a monologue play for a female character, about a generation in their twenties whose aspirations are shaped by social media and reality TV, and who are forced through financial dependence to go on living with their parents. It was produced by Talawa Theatre company and presented at Talawa Firsts in June 2018. It was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London, on 30 January 2019. The play opens with a twenty-four-year-old, mixed-race woman from East London, Sasha Clayton, performing her song direct to the audience. But when it is interrupted by her mum, Laura, it becomes clear that Sasha is still living uncomfortably at home, dreaming of becoming a recording artist, unable to secure her own financial independence. Also living in the house in Plaistow, East London, are her stepdad Kevin, and her younger half-sister, Megan. Sasha has gone from being the most popular girl at school, to spending most of her time on her own in her bedroom scrolling through social media. Her boyfriend, Anton, is not answering her calls. Then comes the temptation of sex work, through which Sasha hopes to achieve her dreams. The premiere production was directed by Jade Lewis and performed by Nicol̂e Lecky. |
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| Item Description: | "NHB Modern Plays." Scenes: 11. Roles: Male (1) , Female (1) , Neutral (0) Theme: Ambition; City, The; Growing up; Art and artists; Class; Fantasy. Genre: Comedy; British drama; Naturalistic/realistic drama; English drama; Monologue plays. Period: Contemporary. Place: United Kingdom; London. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9781784605490.00000002 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; description from resource and publisher's metadata (viewed on 30 March 2020) |