Punk Rock

Punk Rock

by Simon Stephens
Punk Rock

Punk Rock

by Simon Stephens

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Overview

'Everything human beings do finishes up bad in the end. Everything good human beings ever make is built on something monstrous. Nothing lasts. We certainly won't...'

Based on his experience as a teacher, Stephens describes his play as 'The History Boys on crack'. It explores the underlying tensions and potential violence in a group of affluent, articulate seventeen year old students. Contemporary and unnerving, with elements of The Catcher in the Rye, Punk Rock follows the story of seven sixth-formers as they face up to the pressures of teenage life, while preparing for their mock A-level exams and trying to get into Oxbridge. They are a group of educated, intelligent and aspirational young people but step-by-step, the dislocation, disjunction and latent violence simmering under the surface of prosperity is revealed.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781408126363
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 05/15/2010
Series: Modern Plays Series
Pages: 112
Product dimensions: 5.10(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Simon Stephens has been the recipient of both the Pearson Award for Best New Play 2001-2 for his play Port, and the Olivier Award for Best New Play 2005 for On the Shore of the Wide World. His most recent play, Harper Regan, was produced at the National Theatre in April 2008.

Table of Contents

Chronology

Context and Themes
The Columbine Massacre
The Teenager
Punk Music
Containment and Escape
Violence and Fear
Destruction and Apocalypse


Structure

Dramatic Devices

Setting

Characterisation

Language

Production History

Critical Reception

Academic Debate

Further Reading

PUNK ROCK

Notes

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