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Description for Testing the Echo
Paperback. A play on immigration which provides a satirical look at what it means to be British. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
A timely, provocative and witty look at the campaign to redefine Britishness for a multicultural society.
Who is head of the Church of England? How many members are there in the Welsh Assembly? What is the main function of the Council of Europe?
Emma is a dedicated ESOL teacher (English for Speakers of Other Languages), teaching British citizenship to people from Somalia, Serbia, the Congo, India and Egypt. At the same time, Tetyana, Mahmood and Chong have their own, very different reasons for wanting to pass the citizenship test. As the Home Office worries away at the questions ... Read more
David Edgar's play Testing the Echo was first staged by Out of Joint on a UK tour in 2008.
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854595539
SKU
V9781854595539
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About David Edgar
David Edgar is a leading UK playwright, author of many original plays and adaptations. He also pioneered the teaching of playwriting in the UK, founding the Playwriting Studies course at Birmingham University in 1989. His plays include: A Christmas Carol, adapted from the story by Charles Dickens (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2017); If Only (Minerva Theatre, Chichester, 2013); Written ... Read more
Reviews for Testing the Echo
'A powerful new play... important and disturbing'
Scotsman
Scotsman