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As We Face the Sun - cover

As We Face the Sun

Kit Withington

Verlag: Nick Hern Books

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Beschreibung

A stark and tender story about growing up, the pleasures of friendship, why we hold onto things and how we might start to let go.
A group of classmates, determined to remember their lost friend, commit to throwing an annual party in her honour. It's what she would have wanted. And year after year, they stick to the tradition.
Now they're in their twenties, and another party is about to start. The cake has arrived safely, the buffet is all set, and the aux cable is finally working – but something just doesn't feel right…
Kit Withington's play As We Face the Sun was first performed at the Bush Theatre, London, in a production by the Bush Young Company.
The Nick Hern Books Multiplay Drama series features large-cast plays specifically written to be performed by and appeal to young people. For more information, visit www.multiplaydrama.co.uk.
Verfügbar seit: 02.11.2023.
Drucklänge: 50 Seiten.

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