World At One
Welcome to this regular run of topical, new writing. Every two months, you will see the best of London’s emerging talent, given eight weeks to write, rehearse and stage a play on a set theme. In order to focus on current issues, Zeitgeist produces quick turnaround, collaborative work for scratch performance. This is more than a play reading, but less than full production. The emphasis is on engaging pieces that might be raw and unpolished, but are interesting, tackling stories in the news and is
| Starts on | 08/04/2008 |
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| at | 13:00 |
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| Ends on | 13/04/2008 |
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| at | 14:00 |
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| Category | Arts and Culture |
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| Event Organiser | Zeitgeist Theatre |
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| Entry Price | UKP 7/5 conc |
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| Venue | Kings Head Theatre |
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| Venue Address | 115 Upper Street |
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| Town or City | London |
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| Region | London |
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| Contact Telephone | 020 7226 1916 |
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| Contact Email Address | info@zeitgeisttheatre.com |
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| Contact Website | www.zeitgeisttheatre.com |
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Three short plays on the theme of ‘Asylum and Immigration.
PLAY ONE: British Soil
Synopsis:
Every day, failed asylum seekers are deported from Britain. But sometimes things don't go to plan, especially if guards carrying out deportations 'accidentally' hurt refugees in the process. Can they get him quietly on the plane, or will they be forced to let him stay in Britain for hospital treatment?
PLAY TWO: Giving Gorillas British Passports
Synopsis:
In response to Gordon Brown’s plans to teach immigrants lessons in British Citizenship, three lecturers, an Englishman, Irish woman and a Scotsman struggle to create the new curriculum in a College of Further Education. Conflict arises not only when they cannot agree on what it means to be British but also because behind the façade of academic rationality lurks a sinister agenda reminiscent of Enoch Powell.
Combining choric elements with modern naturalism, Giving Gorillas British Passports moves towards its dark conclusion with all the inevitability of a Greek tragedy.
PLAY THREE: Safe Keeping Synopsis:
A young woman comes to London to escape from the restrictions at home. But with no visa, no job and no money, she has only her long-lost uncle to turn to. He scrapes a precarious living in the black economy. His experiences of this underworld increase his fears for the girl's safety. He terrifies her with the stories he hears of the outside world. But are the dangers real, or imagined? Who can you trust in a strange city?
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