Comment is Free & Start Swimming (NHB Modern Plays): Two Plays
By James Fritz
()
About this ebook
Ideal for schools, youth theatres and amateur companies to perform, these versatile and incisive plays demonstrate an innovative playwright at the top of his craft.
In Comment Is Free, a journalist forms the centre of a devastating media storm. After being staged by Old Vic New Voices in 2015, the version published here was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016, winning both the Tinniswood and Imison Awards for Audio Drama.
Start Swimming is a play about occupation, revolution and what the future holds for today's youth. One step away from disaster, there's only one thing left to do: start swimming. First staged by the Young Vic Taking Part department, Start Swimming was also performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017.
'both a caustic critique of contemporary society's treatment of young people and an exploration of the role of language in the perpetuation and justification of the practices under critique' - Exeunt Magazine on Start Swimming
'theatrical and fun... radiates a puckishness and sense of mischief that mocks control systems even as it articulates their bleakness' - Time Out on Start Swimming
'raw and vivid... a powerful indictment of the situation in which many people find themselves' - Scotsman on Start Swimming
'a brilliant piece... It took my breath away' - Telegraph on Comment is Free
James Fritz
James Fritz is a playwright whose work includes: The Flea (Yard Theatre, London, 2023);Lava (Nottingham Playhouse/Fifth Word, 2018; revived 2022);Parliament Square (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, and Bush Theatre, London, 2017);Start Swimming (Young Vic Taking Part, Edinburgh Fringe, 2017);The Fall (National Youth Theatre at the Finborough Theatre, London, 2016);Comment is Free (Old Vic New Voices, 2015; BBC Radio 4, 2016; winner of the Imison and Tinniswood Awards for audio drama, 2017);Ross & Rachel (MOTOR at Assembly George Square, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2015; 59E59 Theaters, New York);Four Minutes Twelve Seconds (Hampstead Theatre, 2014; Most Promising Playwright, Critics' Circle Awards);Lines (Rosemary Branch Theatre, 2011).
Read more from James Fritz
Ross & Rachel (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Flea (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLava (NHB Modern Plays): (new edition) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStart Swimming (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Lava (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Fall (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingstwins (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsParliament Square (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Skyscraper Lullaby (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsComment is Free (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJames Fritz Plays: One (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Comment is Free & Start Swimming (NHB Modern Plays)
Related ebooks
Words into Action: Finding the Life of the Play Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBorders (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLittle Baby Jesus (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEstate Walls (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFlesh and Bone (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHuff & Stitch Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn Event of Moone Disaster (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDara (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThousands of Noras: Short Plays by Women, 1875-1920 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPlays from VAULT 3 (NHB Modern Plays): Five new plays from VAULT Festival Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRock (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Collection Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Girl in the Machine (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRock / Paper / Scissors (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDeposit (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFarm Hall (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSecond Person Narrative (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5trade & generations (NHB Modern Plays): two plays Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSpace Girl (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKeith? or Moliere Rewired Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHere (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Multiverse is Gay! (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingscollector of tears & other monologues Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Road to Huntsville (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLove Upon the Throne (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Small Hours (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStoning Mary (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Take Care (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Ginger Ale Boy (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPlays from VAULT 4 (NHB Modern Plays): Seven new plays from VAULT Festival Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Performing Arts For You
Hamlet Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Comedy Bible: From Stand-up to Sitcom--The Comedy Writer's Ultimate "How To" Guide Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Best Women's Monologues from New Plays, 2020 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hollywood's Dark History: Silver Screen Scandals Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Complete Sherlock Holmes Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Romeo and Juliet Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Diamond Eye: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Good Omens Script Book: The Script Book Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wuthering Heights Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lucky Dog Lessons: From Renowned Expert Dog Trainer and Host of Lucky Dog: Reunions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mash: A Novel About Three Army Doctors Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Fifth Mountain: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Whale / A Bright New Boise Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Strange Loop Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Count Of Monte Cristo (Unabridged) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How I Learned to Drive (Stand-Alone TCG Edition) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Coreyography: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Trial Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Romeo and Juliet, with line numbers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Importance of Being Earnest: A Play Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Dolls House Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Into the Woods: A Five-Act Journey Into Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Woman Is No Man: A Read with Jenna Pick Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stories I Only Tell My Friends: An Autobiography Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes: Revised and Complete Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Comment is Free & Start Swimming (NHB Modern Plays)
0 ratings0 reviews