Product Description

Condemned by the mother of Jamie Bulger and acclaimed by the critics - for tackling the subject of child killers - this is the controversial new play from the winner of the Sunday Times Playwriting Prize 2001 Few kids have a secret as chilling as Timmy's. Stephanie loves Raquel to death. Acutely topical, darkly satirical and brutally uncompromising - these two monologues explore the shattering of childhood innocence. "The play opens up a moral minefield. Who can, or should, consent to what? Can anyone consent to something on the behalf of another? What power can anyone, a person or a community, have over the mind and life of another? Morris's play sends you out in a state of moral turbulence." (John Peter, Sunday Times)"For once, the play at the eye of an Edinburgh storm is a good one" - Guardian "This 70-minute play would alone have been worth a trip to Edinburgh" - Sunday Times "If The Age of Consent had been written by the sainted Alan Bennett it would be acclaimed as a triumph" - Daily Telegraph The Age of Consent is published to tie in with its London premiere at the Bush Theatre in January 2002

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #170904 in Books
• Published on: 2002-01-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 39 pages

Customer Reviews

One of The Bush's best pieces to date.
A pushy single mother want to propell her young daughter into the spotlight. A teenage boy, convicted of murder, awaiting release having served his time in a correctional facility. A story told in two monologues in sequence with each other. One of the strongest and highly controversial pieces of our time. Recommended.