Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• John Rwothomack,

Titel

Far Gone (NHB Modern Plays)

Ort / Verlag

London : Nick Hern Books., London : Bloomsbury Publishing.

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Link zum Volltext

• Bloomsbury Drama Online Nick Hern Books - Annual Update 2022

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Intro -- Title page -- Contents -- Original Production Details -- Joseph Kony and the LRA -- A Word or Two from the Writer -- Epigraph -- Characters -- Far Gone -- About the Author -- Copyright and Performing Rights Information.
• When Okumu's village in Northern Uganda is attacked by a guerrilla rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) led by Joseph Kony, he and his brother find that their lives are changed forever. Far Gone is a profoundly moving play for one actor which tells the story of a young boy's journey from childhood innocence to child soldier, seen through the eyes of those that love him - and those that betray him. Inspired by John Rwothomack's own real-life experience of nearly being kidnapped by the LRA, the play was co-produced by Roots Mbili Theatre and Sheffield Theatres, with support from Theatre Deli, Sheffield. It premiered at the Crucible Studio, Sheffield, in February 2022, directed by Mojisola Elufowoju, and then toured the UK