On a warm April night in London, a man puts the finishing touches to his work for the day. He locks up his office and prepares to leave, but on his way out his receptionist hands him a letter. She says it was hand-delivered less than an hour ago. He is surprised. What could be so important that it c
The static and blackout [electronic resource]
โ Scribed by Davey Anderson
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing;Methuen
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 117 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
The Static 'We all have sick thoughts. It doesnae matter what you think, it's what you do that counts. Trouble is, my thoughts do things. Don't believe me? Just watch.' Sparky is a bright but volatile 15-year-old boy on the brink of permanent exclusion from school. Then one day he falls under the spell of a seemingly psychic girl called Siouxsie and develops his own kinetic superpower. But will it save him or push him over the edge? The Static is a coming-of-age love story about what happens when our darkest dreams come true. Blackout 'A small room, bright lights, white walls, a metal door. Oh my God! Imagine you wake up in a jail cell and you don't know how you got there.' Blackout is the true story of a 15-year-old boy charged with attempted murder who tries to piece together the events in his life that have brought him into a secure care unit and threaten to keep him there. This short play packs a big emotional punch with its stylistic economy and...
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