Burying Your Brother in the Pavement (NHB Modern Plays)

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In August 2021, Thorne delivered the Edinburgh TV Festival's prestigious MacTaggart Lecture. [53] He used the speech to discuss television's power as an "empathy box" in the living room of millions and its failings for neglecting a large and vibrant part of the populace by poorly representing the disabled community. Thorne points to the great suffering of disabled people during the COVID-19 pandemic in which the media rendered huge amounts of unnecessary deaths acceptable through usage of the term "underlying health condition". [53] The speech also outlined how television industry practice has been discriminatory towards disabled artists, and the dire need for the industry to commit to change, both off-screen and on; alongside Genevieve Barr and Katie Player, Thorne announced a pressure group called Underlying Health Condition which aims to elevate disabled voices in the industry. Thorne argues that more disabled stories written by disabled people and performed by disabled people would make visible what's invisible in the "empathy box" in the homes of the public and cause change to happen. Bringing a youth production to the Edinburgh Fringe is always a mammoth amount of work and the effort put into this production is evident from the outset. It is just unfortunate that this time round too much work didn’t reap the rewards deserved. This was likely my final show here at King’s, and I am glad to go out on something so vibrant. Ultimately, I had one last chance to work with some passionate young people, deep diving into character and performance with them, and hopefully they have learnt a thing or two along the way. The cast and crew all have long careers as part of the King’s Company, and I wish them all the best with their future productions.” He is best known for writing the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the films Wonder and Enola Holmes, and the television programme His Dark Materials.

Rex Brookes as Stan was a favourite of mine – their wonderful presence and energy owned the loud costume impressively. Catherine Raynes and Robert Reed found a very convincing emotional truth as Courtney and Luke, achieving something actors of any age struggle with, let alone in Year 10! Radio 4 Programmes – Afternoon Play, Looking for Angels, Looking for Angels: Left at the Angel". BBC. 29 August 2007 . Retrieved 13 March 2011. Written specifically for young people, Burying Your Brother in the Pavement was part of the 2008 National Theatre Connections Festival and was premiered by youth theatres across the UK. In 2023, Thorne revealed he had been diagnosed as being autistic. He was inspired to seek diagnosis following a question on Desert Island Discs. [57] Filmography [ edit ] Film [ edit ] YearBillington, Michael (8 June 2012). "The Physicists – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 11 August 2017. The whole cast own their space outstandingly and embrace the acting challenge of performing the complex themes of this narrative brilliantly. Some standout performances include Misha Kaminskiy as Tight, and Dylan Grisby as David McPhee. Misha proved himself as a grounded, strong actor and Dylan owned his role with brilliant comic talent – two young actors to keep your eyes on! Among the hundreds of people who witnessed the production was the Wilde family, whose son, Joseph, is joining King’s Ely as a Year 9 Drama Scholar in September 2023.

Studios, www.2creative.net (24 February 2007). "Arcola Theatre London". Arcolatheatre.com . Retrieved 13 March 2011. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link) Burying Your Brother in the Pavement – Productions". Royal National Theatre. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011 . Retrieved 13 March 2011. TRIGGER WARNINGS: Some strong language, themes of suicide, depiction of blood, mention of homophobia. The lyrics are given to us but the music isn’t. So I have cast some brilliantly talented people from our youth company who can not only act but can play instruments and they have taken on board the whole musicality of it. So we have actor-musicians on stage. We’ve got guitars, flutes, saxophone – and they have gone away and written the music so they have a real ownership over it which I think they really appreciate.”

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Comic Relief | 54th BFI London Film Festival". Bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010 . Retrieved 13 March 2011. It is challenging, and there is no denying that. In part, because of the subject matter. It felt important to me on many levels to give platform to a play that focuses on a plethora of important themes – queerness, loss, and mental health, to name a few – all explored through the kaleidoscopic lens of a young mind, giving our students the opportunity to explore real world topics in a safe, creative environment, and in a way intended for young people. The play also grounds itself in a liminal world of gentrification, and has facilitated much discussion on the effect it has on communities. This play has enabled a wealth of discussion and communication, both in rehearsal and in PSHE, and I like to think that our young people are more aware thanks to it.

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