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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
Tickets £7, concessions available
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.
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.