Crossing the Social Divide for Forbidden Young Love ; an Innocent Parlour Game Lends Its Name to a Challenging Play for Teenagers.David Whetstone Talks to Dominic Cooke, Director of Noughts and Crosses.
The Journal › February 05, 2008
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HOW much really absorbing, challenging theatre for teenagers comes our way? Probably not as much as there's a potential demand for.
Most theatres these days cater for tots, with TV spin-offs and charming, colourful puppet shows, because they're good for business. With tots come mums and sometimes dads, and often they can be persuaded (a good wail in the ear will usually do the trick) to indulge an infant theatre rookie with a bit of merchandise or an ice- cream.See the full content of this document
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Crossing the Social Divide for Forbidden Young Love ; an Innocent Parlour Game Lends Its Name to a Challenging Play for Teenagers.David Whetstone Talks to Dominic Cooke, Director of Noughts and Crosses.
But for teenagers theatre tends to be associated with school and - that dread word - the curriculum.
Often it means Shakespeare. Everyone will have a tale to tell about a first encounter with the Bard and you wouldn't put money on it having a happy endi...See the full content of this document
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