Adult Supervision by Sarah Rutherford (English) Paperback Book

Description: Adult Supervision by Sarah Rutherford The story of four middle-age mothers on a night away from their kids, as they get together to watch the 2008 US election. A new play on race and political correctness by Sarah Rutherford premiering at the Park Theatre. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description I keep trying to find something a bit exotic in my family tree. Best I could do was a great-grandma who looks a bit tanned in the old photos.US election night 2008. A smart inner-London village. For white ex-lawyer Natasha, adoptive mother to two Ethiopian children, tonight is the ideal opportunity to get to know the small handful of other mothers of children of colour at their smart private school. But as the Obamatinis start to flow, the middle-class veneer begins to crack and Natashas carefully planned social occasion quickly unravels. Lifting the lid on a stew of racial tensions and social embarrassments, this is a hilarious, provocative and brilliantly insightful look at the new Beige Britain. Author Biography Sarah Rutherford has a first-class degree in English from Oxford University, and completed a PhD on Black Farce in Jacobean and 1960s Theatre alongside a career as an arts journalist and broadcaster. She then trained as an actor at Guildford School of Acting and worked in television and theatre for twelve years before becoming a playwright. Sarahs play What You Do To People was showcased at the Hampstead Theatre and workshopped by Park Theatres Jez Bond. Adult Supervision premieres at Park in October 2013, having received a staged reading (under the title Tonight Is Your Answer) at Theatre Royal Stratford East, starring Tara Fitzgerald. Sarah has also written a play specially for Park called Allah in Neon, inspired by selected real life stories of local people. Her monologue La Barbe has been performed at the Salon Collectives Echo Chamber and at the Equal Writes event, and her writing was recently shortlisted for the Adrienne Benham Award. Review A cracking new play … A splendidly funny and often downright raucous comedy – a kind of Abigails Party for the metropolitan, multicultural 21st century. … Fascinating and frank about racial attitudes and prejudice while also being outrageously funny… A provocative and entertaining evening * Telegraph *A sparky, modern, well-acted, highly watchable show … Rutherford is a fresh voice * Daily Mail *Fiercely funny stuff * Time Out * Promotional A hilarious, provocative and brilliantly insightful look at the new Beige Britain. Long Description "I keep trying to find something a bit exotic in my family tree. Best I could do was a great-grandma who looks a bit tanned in the old photos." U.S. election night 2008. A smart inner-London village. For white ex-lawyer Natasha, adoptive mother to two Ethiopian children, tonight is the ideal opportunity to get to know the small handful of other mothers of children of colour at their smart private school. But as the Obamatinis start to flow, the middle-class veneer starts to crack and Natashas carefully-planned social occasion quickly unravels. Lifting the lid on a stew of racial tensions and social embarrassments this is a hilarious, provocative and brilliantly insightful look at the new Beige Britain. Review Quote A cracking new play ... A splendidly funny and often downright raucous comedy - a kind of Abigails Party for the metropolitan, multicultural 21st century. ... Fascinating and frank about racial attitudes and prejudice while also being outrageously funny... A provocative and entertaining evening Promotional "Headline" A hilarious, provocative and brilliantly insightful look at the new Beige Britain. Competing Titles Pandoras Box Ade Solanke 9781849434973 17.95 Oberon Books 04/09/2013 39 Details ISBN1783190590 Author Sarah Rutherford ISBN-10 1783190590 ISBN-13 9781783190591 Year 2013 Format Paperback Imprint Oberon Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 822.92 Short Title ADULT SUPERVISION Language English Media Book Series Oberon Modern Plays UK Release Date 2013-08-10 NZ Release Date 2013-08-10 Pages 88 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Publication Date 2013-08-10 Audience General AU Release Date 2013-08-09 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:100683179;

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