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Birmingham Repertory Theatre presents A Young REP Production
Exams Are Getting Easier
Thu 15 Apr 2010 – Sat 17 Apr 2010
The Door
By Ben Musgrave
Now that the car park next door to The REP is closed, roads and car parks around The REP get very busy in the evenings, especially when there are big events at the NIA and Symphony Hall. We advise you to check their websites before your visit, and to allow extra time for your journey.
If someone could listen, properly – what would you say?
Fallon’s yard – a once thriving industrial works but now a derelict wasteland. The place where the young monsters go. A place where things happen – mad stuff you wouldn’t believe…
A young woman lies in a coma after a brutal attack. A group of outraged vigilantes take to the streets. The police need answers and there’s one place they think they’ll find them. But Stephen, King of Fallon’s yard, has gone missing…
We may think we know why, but we don’t know why.
This sane and over excited, yobbish and polite new play by Ben Musgrave, Winner of the 2006 Bruntwood Playwriting Competition, tackles issues of education, identity, belonging ang self-esteem and in doing so, challenges perceptions of the ASBO generation.
The play has been commissioned for and developed with members of The Young REP.
| Date | Time | Date information |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 15th Apr | 19:00 | |
| Fri 16th Apr | 19:00 | |
| Sat 17th Apr | 14:00 | |
| Sat 17th Apr | 19:00 |
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Steph from The REP
Hi Cath - thanks for your message. I'm really pleased to hear that you're thinking of coming to see Exams Are Getting Easier. At this stage I can't tell you any more about this play than what's written above- for the simple reason that the play hasn't yet been written! The writer Ben Musgrave has been commissioned to write this play especially for The Young REP, and he's hoping to write a funny play about young people - he told me today that he hopes it'll be a bit wild, maybe a little bit rude, but he’s not bothered about it being ‘cutting edge’ - certainly not in a heartless or obscure way. As soon as know more we'll put details on the website.
Steph from The REP
31 March 2010 - hello again to Cath and all the others who have enquired about this play through other channels - we've now got a much clearer sense of what this new play is about and we've tried to describe it above. As you can imagine it's tricky to sum up a play in just a few sentences, so my best advice would be to come and see it - give it a try and let us know what you think!
Victoria from Birmingham
Cath -it'd be great if you came because you may find you enjoy it whether or not you initially thought it would be something you usually enjoy or not...all about pushing the boundaries :)
keith.wilmot from relevance?
Cath is perfectly entitled to ask what she did. Even £7- in a time of national crisis,or at least belt-tightening - is a lot to "waste" on the vagaries of a new play, albeit a recent prize-winner. Is it funny, serious or trite? Or just another money-spinning load of... I apologise for my bluntness, but at least if the play already exists you can check it out BEFORE you part with your hard-earned cash (assuming you still have any). Incidentally, despite the above, I would pay £7 to see aforementioned play, if your contributors were more forthcoming. Thank you, if you are still reading..
Steph from The REP
Hi Keith - thanks for your message. The purpose of this comment page is precisely so that people can leave feedback or ask questions about our work. We certainly agree that Cath was entitled to ask her question and we’ve tried our best to answer. Because we support writers to develop new work, we sometimes promote this work before it’s finished and that was the case with Exams are Getting Easier, where the original copy on the website was written when the play was commissioned but before the script was completed. We updated this as the script was finalised but with a new play like Exams that’s a balancing act between providing elements of the story without giving the plot away. Yes, if a play already exists you have more to go on when deciding to watch it or not but Exams is a completely new work. We haven’t seen the production yet so there’s only so much we can say after a reading of the script. We do understand however that we are asking our customers to take a risk in coming to see a new piece like this but we think this is reflected in the pricing for such work. Tickets are a maximum of £7 and there are concessions as low as £3 (standby) or indeed FREE if you’re between 14 and 26 years old and come on a Friday evening (as part of the A Night Less Ordinary scheme). I hope you do come to see the show. Thanks for your comments.
Anna from Birmingham
Having seen the show last night I can reveal that it was both hilarious and thought-provoking. It doesn't fit into any one box, but it definately says something new and is in no way a "waste" - some great performances from Young REP members as always and completely recommendable.
shannon
i have had great fun doing the play - it was a intense rehearsal but i have enjoyed every moment of it. The play turned out to be a blast all the cast had a great time and didn't want it to be over- thanks for all the great feed back hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did :D x
Cath from Northfield
Can you tell us a bit more about this play ? Is it funny ? Is it a musical? Is it rather deep and / or dark ? Is it for a fairly mainstream, 'middle of the road' audience or is it very 'cutting edge'. I'd like to support the youngsters, but would like to know if it's 'my kind of play' first.