People Next Door, The
- Full Length Play, Drama, Comedy, Contemporary, New Millennium/21st Century
- 3M, 1F
- ISBN: 9781854597670
A black comedy about the post-9/11 world and what happens when someone else's global problem becomes your local one.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama, Comedy
- Time Period: Contemporary, New Millennium/21st Century
- Target Audience: Young Adult, Adult
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
- Accolades:
- Winner! Edinburgh Fringe First Award (2003)
If 9/11 changed everybody's life forever, somebody forgot to tell Nigel. With his Xbox, his TV and his spliff, Nigel's life seems as sweet as ever. Maverick cop Phil, however, has a covert mission to put Nigel back in touch with his estranged brother Karim, a suspected terrorist on the run.
Henry Adams' play The People Next Door was first staged at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, during the 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it won a Fringe First Award. It transferred to the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, in September 2003.
REVIEWS:
"Explosively funny."
Independent on Sunday
"Blissfully and absurdly entertaining."
The Guardian
"Intelligent, observant writing."
The Times
"Astonishingly comic."
Scotsman
Characters
- Casting: 3M, 1F
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