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The Riots (Oberon Modern Plays)

The Riots (Oberon Modern Plays)

by Gillian Slovo (Author)

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    Paperback 2011

    $3.52
Synopsis

From tweets by taxi drivers to accounts by riot police, The Riots builds a real-time picture of London's 2011 summer riots. Through interviews with politicians, law enforcement, teachers, lawyers, community leaders, victims, and onlookers, The Riots analyzes what happened, why it happened, and what can be done.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 96
 Publisher: Oberon Books Ltd.
Published: 17 Nov 2011
ISBN 10: 184943199X
ISBN 13: 9781849431996

Media Reviews
The play offers a bold panorama of civil disaffection... There is a density of detail that is compelling... There's plenty of evidence of emotion: adrenaline highs and the stomach-churning fears of the police and victims of arson...a good story which has the smoky smell of truth... The Riots is both an enthralling discussion and a powerful reminder of the anger boiling up in society today. - Arts Desk

Gillian Slovo organises the collected spoken evidence with skilful, illuminating insight... this is important, pertinent theatre - The Stage

A thought provoking and admirably even-handed play on the subject. -The Telegraph

Author Bio
Gillian Slovo was born in South Africa and lives in London. She is the author of ten novels and a family memoir, Every Secret Thing. Of her last two novels; Red Dust, winner of the RFI temoin du monde prize in France, has been made into a film; and Ice Road has been shortlisted for the Orange prize. Previous plays include verbatim play Guantanamo: Honour Bound to Defend Freedom, published & performed to great acclaim.