Kill The Old, Torture Their Young
Author | : David Harrower |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 117 |
Release | : 2014-02-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781408177167 |
ISBN-13 | : 1408177161 |
Rating | : 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Kill the Old Torture their Young is an urban tragi-comedy from the acclaimed writer of Knives in Hens, one of Scotland's most talented new playwrights A documentary maker returns to the city of his birth. His task, to film his impressions. An old man remembers a time when eagles flew over the city. A TV executive reaches breaking point in the city he loves. A struggle actor seeks fame in a city that doesn't seem to want him. A young woman ends her artistic dreams in a city that eludes her. A receptionist tries to break the mould of her life in the city where she's always lived. A rock star sings to himself in a city he's forgotten the name of...Each of them has a story to tell, but who will listen?