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Description for Little Platoons
Paperback. Steve Waters explores the state of Britain's education system today, and the notion of 'free schools' run by parents as put forward by the new Coalition government. The play debuted at the Bush Theatre in London, January 2011. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 118.
Moving from satiric comedy to poignant family drama, Little Platoons explores what the retreat of the state and the growth of people power really means for society and its youngest citizens.
When Rachel's ex threatens to remove their son from London to sort out his education, she joins a local group of parents setting up a 'free school'. Her new friends, led by the charismatic Nick, want to create an education their children can enjoy not endure. But the vision of the Big Society they seek to create tears their lives apart.
Steve Waters' play Little Platoons was ... Read more
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
104
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848421516
SKU
V9781848421516
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99-5
About Steve Waters
Steve Waters is a playwright whose plays include: The Last King of Scotland, adapted from the novel by Giles Foden (Sheffield Theatres, 2019); Limehouse (Donmar Warehouse, 2017); Temple (Donmar Warehouse, 2015); Why Can’t We Live Together? (Menagerie Theatre/Soho/Theatre503, 2013); Europa, as co-author (Birmingham Repertory Theatre/Dresden State Theatre/Teatr Polski Bydgoszcz/Zagreb Youth Theatre, 2013); Ignorance/Jahiliyyah (Hampstead Downstairs, 2012); Little Platoons (Bush Theatre, ... Read more
Reviews for Little Platoons
'Wittily exposes the confusion that surrounds the subject of how we best educate our children'
Guardian
'An engrossing state-of-the-nation play about a contemporary issue that is unlikely to go away'
Arts Desk
'Anatomises the urgency of education policies in the coalition government... I can't recall a more urgently satirical local play at this address in all ... Read more
Guardian
'An engrossing state-of-the-nation play about a contemporary issue that is unlikely to go away'
Arts Desk
'Anatomises the urgency of education policies in the coalition government... I can't recall a more urgently satirical local play at this address in all ... Read more