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Teen Dreams

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  5w, 2m

David Edgar, Susan Todd

It is 1975 and two friends since their teenage years, when they discovered the revolution of feminism together, are nonetheless drifting apart. At the same time two others, part of the new crop of girls-becoming-women, are still in school, and suffering still with the confusion of their femininity as others did years before.

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Teen Dreams

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 2m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

Details

Summary
Each woman must carve for herself a new way of life, away from the choiceless careening of girlhood to bridehood, but for none will it be an easy journey, as optimism of the sixties turns stale and harsh by the middle of the next decade. 
History
Written in collaboration with Susan Todd, 'Teendreams' was first presented by Monstrous Regiment at the Van Dyck Theatre, Bristol, in 1979
Performing Groups
Trisha/Cathy/Sandra
Frances
Rosie/Debbie
Ruth/Sharon/Sister/Lynne
Anne/Maria/Denise
Colin/Kevin/Gary
Howard/Tony/Brewer
  • Time Period 1970s, 1960s
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Cautions
    • Intense Adult Themes

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Authors

David Edgar

David Edgar
David Edgar was born in Birmingham on 26 February 1948. He was educated at Oundle School and read Drama at Manchester University. After a short career in journalism, he took up writing full-time in 1972. His plays include The National Interest (1971), Excuses Excuses (1972), ...
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Susan Todd

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