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Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat (Modern Plays)

Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat (Modern Plays)

by Mark Ravenhill (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

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Synopsis

Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat is an epic cycle of plays exploring the personal and political effect of war on modern life. The plays that make up Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat began life at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival Fringe as Ravenhill for Breakfast (produced by Paines Plough), winning a Fringe First award, and the Jack Tinker Spirit of the Fringe award. They form a collage of very different scenes, with each taking its title from a classic work. The plays were presented in April 2008 in various venues across London, from Notting Hill to a Victorian warehouse in Shoreditch, via Sloane Square and the South Bank. Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat was originally developed in association with the National Theatre Studio and Paines Plough, and was first produced as Ravenhill for Breakfast at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh in August 2007 by Paines Plough, with the support of David Johnson.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 256
 Edition: 1st. Edition : 1st. Printing
 Publisher: Methuen Drama
Published: 03 Apr 2008
ISBN 10: 1408108712
ISBN 13: 9781408108710
Book Overview: A programme text published in conjunction with the 5 producing theatres, including the Royal Court and the National Theatre. Different plays from the cycle will be produced by the National Theatre, the Royal Coyal Court, Paines Plough, The Gate Theatre and Out of Joint throughout April 2008. Of strong appeal to anyone who sees part of the cycle to find out what happened in the rest of the various plays that make up the whole cycle of work. Mark Ravenhill is a prominent writer whose second volume of plays is published by us in April to coincide with the production. Mark Ravenhill's other work has a strong following with his play for young people, Citizenship, having repeat productions at the National Theatre since it was first produced.

Media Reviews
'This continually inventive playwright is unleashing a volley of friendly theatrical fire on a host of London venues, with an epic cycle of short plays examining the effects of war on modern life.' Evening Standard - Fiona Mountford 'The Odyssey...touches deftly on the impact of war on everyone involved and this sharp, smartly delivered production (directed by Ravenhill and Tom Cairns) whets the appetite for the rest of the collage to come.' Financial Times - Sarah Hemming '...there are also extraordinary pieces, which start with satire or absurdity and sidle into the sinister or horrific.' Observer - Susannah Clapp 'When we think of epic drama, we tend to think of one mammoth event. The playwright Mark Ravenhill has come up with a different spin: a dramatic cycle that is, in its way, epic, but is splintered into many small shards.' Financial Times - Sarah Hemming
Author Bio
Mark Ravenhill burst on to the theatre scene in 1996 with the huge hit Shopping and Fucking. He has continued to garner critical acclaim for plays that include Some Explicit Polaroids, Mother Clap's Molly House, and most recently Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat (National Theatre, Royal Court, Paines Plough, The Gate Theatre, April 2008).